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Auction: 6026 - Ancient, English & Foreign Coins & Comm Medals
Lot: 319

x Justinian II (first reign 685-695), AV Solidus, 4.26g, Constantinople, 692-5, bearded bust of Christ facing, cross behind head, raising right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels in left, IhS CRISTOS REX REGNANTIUM, rev. D IVSTINI-AN VS SERV ChRISTI, Justinian, crowned and wearing loros, standing facing, holding cross potent on three steps, and akakia, CONOB below (Sear 1249; Hahn 9), the Byzantine emperor thus relegates his role to that of ´Servant of Christ´ and places the first representation of Christ on coinage (never bettered artistically) on the obverse, pleasing, almost full example, attractive very fine Estimate £ 600-800

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