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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 7839275, member: 98035&quot;]Very much surprised that I won this with only very weak competition, fully described from a well-known ebay seller!</p><p><br /></p><p>Justin I with Justinian I</p><p>1 April - 1 August 527</p><p>AE Follis, Constantinople</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: DN IVSTIN ET IVSTINIAN PP AVG, Draped and diademed bust right</p><p>Rev: Large M, star on either side, cross above, CON below</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1348192[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I wasn&#039;t able to find much in the way of interesting tidbits from this brief period of overlap between their two reigns. The elderly (68 years old!) Justin had himself wrestled control of the empire from a host of viable candidates immediately following the death of Anastasius. He ruled over the Byzantine empire for nine years, and not wanting a tumultuous or bloody transfer of power, opted to elevate his nephew Justinian when his health began to fail. Several coin types were minted during this 4 month period, all of which are of course scarce to rare. This one sadly is in rough shape and is a single-portrait type, but IMO is still a very collectible piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>Are there any more of the type out there? Let&#039;s see those coins of Justin, Justinian, or better yet, both together![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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