Ancients
Justin I (AD 518-527). AV semissis (18mm, 2.22 gm, 6h). NGC MS★ 5/5 - 3/5, wrinkled. Constantinople. DN IVSTI-NVS PP AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Justin I right, seen from front / VICTORIA AVGGG, Victory seated right on shield, inscribing XXXX on shield set on knee; staurogram in right field, star in left field, CONOB in exergue. Sear 57. A stunning example featuring surfaces that shimmer with a radiant, sunny glow, captivating in their brilliance.
Ex Andre Constantine Dimitriadis Collection (Heritage Auctions, Auction 3035, 3 September 2014), lot 29285; Dreesmann Collection, Part II (Spink & Sons, London, July 2000), lot 398.
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