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NGC AU Justinian I "the Great" AV Solidus. Byzantine Empire. 527-565 AD.

$ 554.39

Availability: 16 in stock
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Certification: NGC
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Year: 527
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Era: Ancient
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Grade: AU 58
  • Historical Period: Byzantine (300-1400 AD)

    Description

    Justinian I the Great (AD 527-565). AV solidus (20mm, 6h). NGC AU, light scratches, clipped.
    Thessalonica, ca. AD 538-545. D N IVSTINI-ANVS PP AVG, helmeted, cuirassed bust of Justinian I facing, round tufts of hair visible across forehead, globus cruciger in right hand, shield decorated with horseman motif in left / VICTOR-I-A AVGGG, angel standing facing, linear cross in right hand, large globus in left; star in right field, CONOB in exergue. Sear 138 (Constantinople, but notes Thessalonica). DOC I 7 (Constantinople). Metcalf, Minting at Thessalonica in the 5th and 6th Centuries, 318.