Details
LOT 3461
Justinian I AV Solidus. AD 527-565.
Constantinople mint; struck AD 542-565. 10th officina. D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger with right hand and shield decorated with soldier on horseback motif with left / VICTORIA AVGGG I, Angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by Staurogram and globus cruciger; star to right; CONOB in exergue. DOC 9j; MIBE 7; SB 140. Good Very Fine.(4.29gr, 19mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
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