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<p>[QUOTE="Curtis, post: 8507934, member: 26430"]Well, I think it's been about 36 hours, so how about Justin II?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1504724[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>"The Last Constantinopolis."</b></p><p><b>Byzantine / E. Roman Empire. Justin II AV Solidus</b> (21mm, 4.47g, 6h), Constantinople, c. 567-578.</p><p><b>Obv</b>: D N IVSTINVS P P AVI. Diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Justin facing, holding Victory on globe in right hand & shield with horseman motif over his left shoulder.</p><p><b>Rev</b>: VICTORIA AVCCCH / CONOB. Constantinopolis seated facing, head turned to right, holding spear in right hand & globus cruciger in left.</p><p><b>Ref</b>: SB 345; DOC 4g; MIBE 5.</p><p><b>Prov</b>: Ex-Agora Auctions Auction 36 (Online [NYC], 14 Jul 2015), Lot 240; Ex-Spartan Numismatics.</p><p><br /></p><p>This Justin II AV Solidus is the last type to show Constantinopolis. <a href="https://archive.org/details/grierson-byzantine-coinage/page/31/mode/1up" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://archive.org/details/grierson-byzantine-coinage/page/31/mode/1up" rel="nofollow">Grierson (1999: 32) writes</a>: “When Constantinopolis appeared for the last time, on Solidi of Justin II, she was already so unfamiliar that some users thought her to represent the goddess Venus.” </p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><b><font size="6">NEXT: ANCIENT GOLD</font></b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b><font size="6">including electrum & plated coins</font></b></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Curtis, post: 8507934, member: 26430"]Well, I think it's been about 36 hours, so how about Justin II? [ATTACH=full]1504724[/ATTACH] [B]"The Last Constantinopolis." Byzantine / E. Roman Empire. Justin II AV Solidus[/B] (21mm, 4.47g, 6h), Constantinople, c. 567-578. [B]Obv[/B]: D N IVSTINVS P P AVI. Diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Justin facing, holding Victory on globe in right hand & shield with horseman motif over his left shoulder. [B]Rev[/B]: VICTORIA AVCCCH / CONOB. Constantinopolis seated facing, head turned to right, holding spear in right hand & globus cruciger in left. [B]Ref[/B]: SB 345; DOC 4g; MIBE 5. [B]Prov[/B]: Ex-Agora Auctions Auction 36 (Online [NYC], 14 Jul 2015), Lot 240; Ex-Spartan Numismatics. This Justin II AV Solidus is the last type to show Constantinopolis. [URL='https://archive.org/details/grierson-byzantine-coinage/page/31/mode/1up']Grierson (1999: 32) writes[/URL]: “When Constantinopolis appeared for the last time, on Solidi of Justin II, she was already so unfamiliar that some users thought her to represent the goddess Venus.” [CENTER][B][SIZE=6]NEXT: ANCIENT GOLD including electrum & plated coins[/SIZE][/B][/CENTER][/QUOTE]
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