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MPORTANT COLLECTION OF BYZANTINE COINS
JUSTINIANUS I, 527-565
Mint of Rome
Solidus 542/546. Officina D. Obv. D N IVSTINI – ANVS PP G Helmeted, cuirassed bust facing. Shield with horseman device on l. shoulder; globe cruciger in r. hand. Rev. VICTORI – A AVGGG D Angel standing facing, in r. hand staff with Staurogram; in l. hand globe cruciger. Star in r. field. CONOI in exergue. DOC 320c2. MIBE 34 var. S. 291. 4,36 g. Marks on reverse. Good very fine.
Ex Sinconia Auction 3, 25.10.2011, lot 3080
Ex Auction Numismatica Ars Classica 21 Zurich, May 17, 2001. Lot 611.
Justinian I. 527-565. AV Solidus. Rome mint, 4th officina. Struck circa 542-549. D N IVSTINI–ANVS P P G, helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger in right hand, shield over left shoulder / VICTORI–A AVGGG, angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by staurogram in right hand and globus cruciger in left; star in right field; Δ//CONOI. DOC 320c.1 var.; MIBE 34 var. (both refs obv. legend); SB 291; NAC 21, lot 611 (same obv. die). Good VF, minor edge filing. Rare.
It was not unusual for the Rome mint engravers to abbreviate the normal “AVG” in the obverse legend to “AG.” This particular variant with simply the “G” is not noted in the standard references and is possibly unique to this obverse die. See MIBE 346 for a similar obverse style.
Collezione : Ostrogoths - Solidi