| Astarte S.A. > Web Auction 2 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 329 Price realized: 320 CHF (Approx. 364 USD / 338 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Justinian I, 527-565. Solidus (Gold, 21,88 mm, 4,48 g), Constantinopolis, 545-565. D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVI Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Justinian facing, holding globus cruciger in his right hand and shield, decorated with cavalryman riding over fallen enemy, in his left. Rev. VICTORIA AVGGG S / CONOB Angel standing facing, holding long linear staff surmounted by staurogram in his right hand and globus cruciger in his left; in field to right, star. DOC 9; MIB 7, SB 140. Some roughness and deposits, otherwise, Good Extremely Fine. Starting price: 300 CHF |  |
Match 1:
| Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 116 | Auction date: 18 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 1529 Price realized: 4,200 GBP (Approx. 5,316 USD / 4,900 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Justinian I AV Solidus. Uncertain mint, Carthage or Italy, indiction year 3 = AD 539/40. D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVI, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield decorated with horseman motif / VICTORIA AVCCC Γ, angel standing facing, holding long cross and globus cruciger; star in right field, CONOB in exergue. Unpublished in the standard references, for general types cf. Morrison 1988, 71-86; cf. MIBE 25; cf. DOC 277; cf. Sear 250. 4.43g, 21mm, 6h. Near Mint State. Rare. From the Brightwalton Collection; Acquired from NBJ Gallery, Dubai, November 2019. The activity of the new mint at Carthage has been the object of a detailed corpus of the then known specimens (90) by C. Morrisson, 'Carthage: The Moneta Auri, 537-578', in Studies in Early Byzantine Gold Coinage, ANS NS 17, 1988, pp. 44-64. As can be expected from a new mint, the engraving style and technical features of this new coinage differed from those of the main mint at Constantinople, not the least of which was the use of indiction dates, a 15-year cycle used to date ancient and medieval documents and coins to facilitate something the Byzantines excelled in, the enforcement of agricultural or land taxes. Estimate: 750 GBP |  |
Match 2:
| The Coin Cabinet Ltd. > Ancients Auction 9 | Auction date: 2 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 413 Price realized: Unsold | |
| Lot description: Very Fine | BYZANTINE EMPIRE. Justinian I. Bronze 40 nummi, dated RY 20 = AD 546/7. Theoupolis (Antioch). Obv: D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVI, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield decorated with horseman motif; cross to right. Rev: Large M; cross above, ANNO to left, XX (date) to right, Γ below, 9HÐ§Π in exergue. MIBE 145a; DOC 217c; Sear 220.Very Fine. Reference: Sear-220; MIBE-145a; DOC-217c. Die Axis: 6h. Diameter: 36 mm. Weight: 19.96 g. Composition: Bronze. PLEASE NOTE: 20% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order. Starting price: 35 GBP |  |
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| Eid Mar Auctions GmbH > Auction 3 | Auction date: 11 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 719 Price realized: To Be Posted | |
| Lot description: Byzantine Empire Justinianus I. AD 518-527. AV Solidus (21,4 mm. 4,47 g.). Constantinople. D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing three-quarters to right, holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with horseman spearing a fallen enemy. Rev. VICTORIA AVGGG and officina letter Θ Theta, Victory standing facing, holding linear cross and cross on globe. Star in right field. Mintmark CONOB. Sear Byz. 137. Nice Very Fine with a mint luster, areas of weackness over the face which is quite common for coins with facing portraits. The present coin is from the tiny initial series of Justinian I where the emperor is with 3/4 facing portrait instead of the later frontal bust! Rare. Estimate: 500 EUR Starting price: 400 EUR |  |
Match 4:
| Astarte S.A. > Web Auction 2 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 324 Price realized: 440 CHF (Approx. 500 USD / 465 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Theodosius II, 401-450. Solidus (Gold, 21,87 mm, 4,43 g), Constantinopolis, 443-450. D N THEODOSIVS•P•F•AVG Pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Theodosius II facing, his head turned slightly to right, holding spear in his right hand and with a shield, decorated with a horseman spearing a fallen foe, over his left shoulder. Rev. IMP•XXXXII•COS•XVII•P•P• / COMOB Constantinopolis seated left, holding globus cruciger in her right hand and scepter in her left; shield at her side; in field to left, star. Depeyrot 84/1. RIC 292. Well centred, some banker scratches, otherwise, Near Extremely fine. Starting price: 300 CHF |  |
Match 5:
| Astarte S.A. > Web Auction 2 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 325 Price realized: 700 CHF (Approx. 796 USD / 739 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Theodosius II, 402-450. Solidus (Gold, 21,82 mm, 4,33 g), Constantinopolis, 420-422. D N THEODO-SIVS P F AVG Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Theodosius II facing, wearing pearl diadem and holding a spear with his right hand and a shield, decorated with a cavalryman riding over a fallen enemy, over left shoulder. Rev. VOT XX MVLT XXXX I / CONOB Victory standing front, head to left, holding long jeweled cross with her right hand; to left, star. Depeyrot 74/2; RIC 219. About Extremely Fine. Starting price: 350 CHF |  |
