Auction XXIII – 24 - 25 March 2022
Celtic, Greek, Roman and Byzantine Coins
Part 1: Th, 24.03.2022, from 2:00 PM CET
Part 2: Fr, 25.03.2022, from 2:00 PM CET
The auction is closed.
Part 2: Fr, 25.03.2022, from 2:00 PM CET
Description
Justinian II AV Solidus. First reign. Constantinople, AD 687-692. D IЧSƮ(retrograde)INIANЧS PЄ AVC, facing bust with short beard, wearing crown and chlamys, holding globus cruciger / VICTORIA AVϚЧ Γ, cross potent on three steps; CONOBA in exergue. MIB 5 var. (obv. legend); cf. DOC 5-6; Sear 1245A var. (obv. legend); Gorny & Mosch 199, lot 821 (same dies). 4.38g, 19mm, 7h.
Good Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare; unpublished in the standard references with this obverse legend and only one other example on CoinArchives.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
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Bidding
| Price realized | 2'000 GBP |
| Starting price | 600 GBP |
| Estimate | 1'000 GBP |
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