| Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3114 | Auction date: 16 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 33294 Price realized: 850 USD (Approx. 781 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Justinian II, First Reign (AD 685-695). AV solidus (19mm, 4.42 gm, 6h). NGC MS 5/5 - 2/5, bent. Constantinople, 6th officina, AD 687-692. d IЧStINIA-NЧS PЄ AVG, bust of Justinian II facing, with short beard, wearing chlamys and crown surmounted by cross, globus cruciger in right hand / VICTORIA-AVϚЧ S, cross potent on three steps; CONOB in exergue. Sear 1246. Cartwheeling luster twists across the nearly pristine surfaces. The bend is minimal and does not detract from the overall beauty of the piece. From the Abbeygate Collection https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/byzantine/ancients-justinian-ii-first-reign-ad-685-695-av-solidus-19mm-442-gm-6h-ngc-ms-5-5-2-5-bent/a/3114-33294.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3114-01162024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61386 | Auction date: 21 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 24128 Price realized: 800 USD (Approx. 751 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Justinian II, first reign (AD 685-695). AV solidus (19mm, 4.37 gm, 7h). NGC AU 4/5 - 4/5, clipped. Constantinople, 1st officina, AD 687-692. d IЧStINIA-NЧS PЄ AV, bust of Justinian II facing, with short beard, wearing crown topped by cross and circlet, chlamys pinned at right shoulder, globus cruciger in right hand / VICTORIA-AVϚЧ A, cross potent with base set on three steps; CONOB in exergue. Sear 1246. Ex Morris Collection (Heritage Auctions, Auction 241920, 26 May 2019), lot 40474. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/byzantine/ancients-justinian-ii-first-reign-ad-685-695-av-solidus-19mm-437-gm-7h-ngc-au-4-5-4-5-clipped/a/61386-24128.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61386-04212024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > CSNS Signature Sale 3115 | Auction date: 8 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 31106 Price realized: To Be Posted | |
| Lot description: Ancients Justinian II, First Reign (AD 685-695). AV solidus (19mm, 4.45 gm, 7h). NGC Choice MS 4/5 - 5/5. Constantinople, 7th officina, AD 692-695. IhS CRIStDS RЄX-RЄϚNANtIЧM, half-length bust of Christ facing, with long hair and full beard, wearing pallium and colobium, cross behind head, right hand raised in benediction, book of Gospels cradled in left arm / D IЧStINI-AN-ЧS SERЧ CHRIStI Z, full-length figure of Justinian II standing facing, wearing crown and loros, cross potent with base on two steps in right hand, akakia in left; CONO-P below. Sear 1248. DO 2, Part 2, 7. MIB 8. This brilliantly lustrous piece was minted from fresh dies onto a smooth, silky flan, showcasing exceptional craftsmanship. The portrait of Christ on the obverse of this solidus is the first numismatic representation of Jesus and immediately followed the ruling of the Trullan Synod of AD 692 that Christ could be depicted in human form. Justinian II was ostentatiously devout and placing the divine image on his coinage was a reflection of this. The image is remarkably naturalistic and lifelike, and was likely based on the mosaic image of Christ in the apse of the Great Palace of Constantinople, which was itself influenced by Hellenistic depictions of Zeus. Some scholars have argued that Justinian's choice to produce this new type came in response to the Umayyad caliph 'Abd al-Malik's minting of Byzantine-style solidi bearing the Islamic statement of faith (the shahada) in AD 692, which he used in payment of tribute to the Emperor prior to the decisive Umayyad victory at the Battle of Sebastopolis later that year. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/byzantine/ancients-justinian-ii-first-reign-ad-685-695-av-solidus-19mm-445-gm-7h-ngc-choice-ms-4-5-5-5/a/3115-31106.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3115-05082024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Estimate: 6000-8000 USD |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61357 | Auction date: 14 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 22051 Price realized: 1,400 USD (Approx. 1,279 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Justinian II, First Reign (AD 685-695). AV solidus (19mm, 4.43 gm, 7h). NGC Choice AU 2/5 - 3/5, brushed. Constantinople, 7th officina, AD 692-695. IhS CRIStDS RЄX-RЄϚNANtIЧM, half-length bust of Christ facing, with long hair and full beard, wearing pallium and colobium, cross behind head, right hand raised in benediction, book of Gospels cradled in left arm / D IЧStINI-AN-ЧS SERЧ CHRIStI S, full-length figure of Justinian II standing facing, wearing crown and loros, cross potent with base on two steps in right hand, akakia in left; CONO-P below. Sear 1248. DO 2, Part 2, 7. MIB 8. The portrait of Christ on the obverse of this solidus is the first numismatic representation of Jesus and immediately followed the ruling of the Trullan Synod of AD 692 that Christ could be depicted in human form. Justinian II was ostentatiously devout and placing the divine image on his coinage was a reflection of this. The image is remarkably naturalistic and lifelike, and was likely based on the mosaic image of Christ in the apse of the Great Palace of Constantinople, which was itself influenced by Hellenistic depictions of Zeus. Some scholars have argued that Justinian's choice to produce this new type came in response to the Umayyad caliph 'Abd al-Malik's minting of Byzantine-style solidi bearing the Islamic statement of faith (the shahada) in AD 692, which he used in payment of tribute to the Emperor prior to the decisive Umayyad victory at the Battle of Sebastopolis later that year. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/byzantine/ancients-justinian-ii-first-reign-ad-685-695-av-solidus-19mm-443-gm-7h-ngc-choice-au-2-5-3-5-brushed/a/61357-22051.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61357-01142024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61386 | Auction date: 21 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 24129 Price realized: 3,800 USD (Approx. 3,567 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Justinian II, First Reign (AD 685-695). AV solidus (20mm, 4.45 gm, 6h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 3/5, marks. Constantinople, 5th officina, AD 692-695. IhS CRIStDS RЄX-RЄϚNANtIЧM, half-length bust of Christ facing, with long hair and full beard, wearing pallium and colobium, cross behind head, right hand raised in benediction, book of Gospels cradled in left arm / D IЧStINI-AN-ЧS SERЧ CHRIStI Є (Є retrograde), full-length figure of Justinian II standing facing, wearing crown and loros, cross potent with base on two steps in right hand, akakia in left; CONO-P below. Sear 1248. DO 2, Part 2, 7. MIB 8. Ex Economopoulos Numismatics, private sale with old dealer's tag included; Guynn Collection. The portrait of Christ on the obverse of this solidus is the first numismatic representation of Jesus and immediately followed the ruling of the Trullan Synod of AD 692 that Christ could be depicted in human form. Justinian II was ostentatiously devout and placing the divine image on his coinage was a reflection of this. The image is remarkably naturalistic and lifelike, and was likely based on the mosaic image of Christ in the apse of the Great Palace of Constantinople, which was itself influenced by Hellenistic depictions of Zeus. Some scholars have argued that Justinian's choice to produce this new type came in response to the Umayyad caliph 'Abd al-Malik's minting of Byzantine-style solidi bearing the Islamic statement of faith (the shahada) in AD 692, which he used in payment of tribute to the Emperor prior to the decisive Umayyad victory at the Battle of Sebastopolis later that year. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/byzantine/ancients-justinian-ii-first-reign-ad-685-695-av-solidus-20mm-445-gm-6h-ngc-choice-au-4-5-3-5-marks/a/61386-24129.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61386-04212024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61357 | Auction date: 14 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 22052 Price realized: 1,900 USD (Approx. 1,736 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Justinian II, First Reign (AD 685-695). AV solidus (19mm, 4.25 gm, 7h). NGC Choice AU 2/5 - 2/5, marks, clipped. Constantinople, AD 692-695. IhS CRIStDS RЄX-RЄϚNANtIЧM, half-length bust of Christ facing, with long hair and full beard, wearing pallium and colobium, cross behind head, right hand raised in benediction, book of Gospels cradled in left arm / D IЧStINI-AN-ЧS SERЧ CHRIStI, full-length figure of Justinian II standing facing, wearing crown and loros, cross potent with base on two steps in right hand, akakia in left; CONO-P below. Sear 1248. DO 2, Part 2, 7. MIB 8. The portrait of Christ on the obverse of this solidus is the first numismatic representation of Jesus and immediately followed the ruling of the Trullan Synod of AD 692 that Christ could be depicted in human form. Justinian II was ostentatiously devout and placing the divine image on his coinage was a reflection of this. The image is remarkably naturalistic and lifelike, and was likely based on the mosaic image of Christ in the apse of the Great Palace of Constantinople, which was itself influenced by Hellenistic depictions of Zeus. Some scholars have argued that Justinian's choice to produce this new type came in response to the Umayyad caliph 'Abd al-Malik's minting of Byzantine-style solidi bearing the Islamic statement of faith (the shahada) in AD 692, which he used in payment of tribute to the Emperor prior to the decisive Umayyad victory at the Battle of Sebastopolis later that year. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/byzantine/ancients-justinian-ii-first-reign-ad-685-695-av-solidus-19mm-425-gm-7h-ngc-choice-au-2-5-2-5-marks-clip/a/61357-22052.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61357-01142024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
