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                                Sale: CNG 61, Lot: 2216. Closing Date: Sep 25, 
                                2002.  JUSTIN II. BID Estimate $600  

                              JUSTIN II. 565-578 AD. AV Solidus (4.50 gm). 
                              Alexandria mint? Crowned and cuirassed bust, 
                              holding Victory on globus / Constantinopolis 
                              seated facing, head right, holding spear and 
                              globus cruciger; small cross in left field, 
                              I/CONOB. DOC I 6; SB 347; MIB II 13a. EF, small 
                              bend in flan at 10:00. Rare. ($600) 
                              From the William H. Williams Collection.
                              Not of typical Constantinopolitan fabric, thus 
                              usually attributed to a provincial mint, with 
                              Alexandria being the most likely (for comparison, 
                              see SB 388).





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