Auction 1
An exquisite selection of premium coins from ancient to modern times
The Byzantine Empire Justin II (AD 565-578)
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| Estimated price | 400 CHF |
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Description
Solidus. AD 567-568, Constantinople. 4.44 g. 21.00 mm. 6h
Obv. D N IVSTINVS P P AVI, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus surmounted by crowning Victory and shield decorated with horseman motif.
Rev. VICTORIA AVGGG [.], Constantinopolis seated facing, head to right, holding spear and globus cruciger; CONOB in exergue.
MIBE 4; DOC 4; Sear 345.
Struck from corroded dies, areas of weakness, otherwise, very fine.
From the collection of Fridolin Schwitter (Ex Leu Numismatik Web Auction 31, 2024, lot 1516).