Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2023 NYINC Auction 17-20 Jan 2023
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JUSTINIAN I, 527-565. AV Solidus (4.46 gms), Constantinople mint, 8th Officina, ca. 542-565. NGC Ch AU, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5. Clipped.
S-140. Obverse: Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger, shield on left shoulder; Reverse: Angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger; star to right. Lustrous and original, with a well-struck portrait of Justinian. Minor clipping is noted on one side of the edge.
Estimate: $400 - $600
S-140. Obverse: Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger, shield on left shoulder; Reverse: Angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger; star to right. Lustrous and original, with a well-struck portrait of Justinian. Minor clipping is noted on one side of the edge.
Estimate: $400 - $600