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Justinian I the Great (AD 527-565). AV solidus (22mm, 4.44 gm, 5h). NGC AU 4/5 - 1/5, damage, wrinkled, pierced. Constantinople, 6th officina, ca. AD 545-565. D N IVSTINI-ANVS PP AVG, cuirassed bust of Justinian I facing, wearing plumed helmet with pendilia, globus cruciger in right hand, shield decorated with horseman motif in left / VICTORI-A AVGG S, angel standing facing, staff surmounted by staurogram in right hand, globus cruciger in left; star in right field, CONOB in exergue. Sear 140. Interesting blow to the emperor's face, perhaps an act similar to damnatio memoriae.
From the Ed's Treasures Collection
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/byzantine/ancients-justinian-i-the-great-ad-527-565-av-solidus-22mm-444-gm-5h-ngc-au-4-5-1-5-damage-wrinkled-pier/a/61238-99190.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61238-12052021
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Justinian I the Great (AD 527-565). AV solidus (22mm, 4.44 gm, 5h). NGC AU 4/5 - 1/5, damage, wrinkled, pierced. Constantinople, 6th officina, ca. AD 545-565. D N IVSTINI-ANVS PP AVG, cuirassed bust of Justinian I facing, wearing plumed helmet with pendilia, globus cruciger in right hand, shield decorated with horseman motif in left / VICTORI-A AVGG S, angel standing facing, staff surmounted by staurogram in right hand, globus cruciger in left; star in right field, CONOB in exergue. Sear 140. Interesting blow to the emperor's face, perhaps an act similar to damnatio memoriae.
From the Ed's Treasures Collection
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/byzantine/ancients-justinian-i-the-great-ad-527-565-av-solidus-22mm-444-gm-5h-ngc-au-4-5-1-5-damage-wrinkled-pier/a/61238-99190.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61238-12052021
HID02906262019
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