Triton XV, Lot: 1579. Estimate $1000. Sold for $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Justinian I. 527-565. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.48 g, 7h). Constantinople mint, 19th officina. Struck 542-552. D N IVSTINI ANVS PP AVC, helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger and shield / VICTORI A AVCCC, Angel standing facing, holding globus cruciger and staff surmounted by Staurogram; star to right; IӨ//CONOB. Cf. DOC 278 (IB and attributed to Thessalonica); MIBE 7 var. (unlisted officina); SB 140 var. (same). Good VF, minor flan waviness. Extremely rare and apparently unpublished.