Justin I & Justinian I. 527. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.48 g, 5h). Constantinople mint, 6th officina. Struck 4 April-1 August. Justin and Justinian, nimbate, enthroned facing, each with hand to breast and holding globus; cross between / Angel standing facing, holding long cross and globus cruciger; star in right field; S/CONOB. DOC 3 var. (unlisted officina); MIBE 2c; Metcalf, Joint Group IIc, 42-3 (O–/R– [unlisted dies]); SB 118 var. (same). In NGC encapsulation 4882152-002, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Extremely rare. Only three examples cited in Metcalf and MIBE. One additional since in CoinArchives. The 5th known and with previously unknown dies.
From the Gasvoda Collection.