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Offline quadrans

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Iustin I. AE-Pentanummia, Nicomedia, OTD
« on: November 18, 2014, 03:44:45 pm »
Iustin I. AE-Pentanummia, Nicomedia, OTD

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Iustin I. (518-527 A.D.), SB 0093, N/E//••, AE-Pentanummia, Nicomedia,
avers:-DN-IVSTI-NVS-P-AVG (Incomplete), Pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right.
revers:- Large Chrisogram, N left E right.
exe: N/E//••, diameter: 13mm, weight: 2,01g, axis: 6h,
mint: Nicomedia, date: A.D., ref: SB 0093, p-49,

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Re: Iustin I. AE-Pentanummia, Nicomedia, OTD
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2014, 12:49:19 am »
really nice coin, love the reverse strike and nice patina.
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Re: Iustin I. AE-Pentanummia, Nicomedia, OTD
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2014, 01:11:33 am »
Quote from: Simon on November 19, 2014, 12:49:19 am
really nice coin, love the reverse strike and nice patina.

Hi Simon,
  Thank you very much..:)

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Re: Iustin I. AE-Pentanummia, Nicomedia, OTD
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2014, 02:58:22 pm »
Agreed. This is museum quality. Usually it's hard to distinguish between the coins of Justin and Justinian because of condition and the reverse is almost never so well-centered, especially in a provincial mint. Nice find.
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Re: Iustin I. AE-Pentanummia, Nicomedia, OTD
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2014, 03:17:16 pm »
Quote from: vercingetorix on November 23, 2014, 02:58:22 pm
Agreed. This is museum quality. Usually it's hard to distinguish between the coins of Justin and Justinian because of condition and the reverse is almost never so well-centered, especially in a provincial mint. Nice find.

 Thank you so much "vercingetorix"

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