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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Byzantine Coins| > |Justinian Dynasty| > |Justinian I| > SH56287
Byzantine Empire, Justinian I, 4 April 527 - 14 November 565 A.D.
|Justinian| |I|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Justinian| |I,| |4| |April| |527| |-| |14| |November| |565| |A.D.|, In 529, Justinian I closed down the philosophical schools in Athens; the impact on the city is much debated, but is generally taken to mark the end of the ancient history of Athens.
SH56287. Gold solidus, DOC I 3i, Sommer 4.1.2, Wroth BMC 6, Tolstoi 9, Ratto 444, Hahn MIB I 5, SBCV 137, Morrisson BnF I -, VF, slightly wavy, 10th officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 4.421g, maximum diameter 21.0mm, die axis 195o, 527 - 538 A.D.; obverse D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, helmet with plume, diadem and trefoil ornament, spear in right hand over shoulder and behind head, shield on left arm ornamented with mounted cavalryman right attacking prostrate enemy; reverse VICTORIA AVGGG I (victory of the three emperors, 10th officina), angel standing facing, wearing chiton and peplos, long cross in right hand, globus cruciger in left hand, star right, CONOB in exergue; SOLD











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