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                                Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1323. Closing Date: Jan 
                                10, 2005. JUSTINIAN I. 527-565 AD. Æ Decanummium 
                                (4.61 gm, 12h). Ravenna mint. Dated RY 34 (560/1 
                                AD). Estimate $300 Sold For $180 

                              JUSTINIAN I. 527-565 AD. Æ Decanummium (4.61 gm, 
                              12h). Ravenna mint. Dated RY 34 (560/1 AD). D N 
                              IVSTINIANVS P P, diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed 
                              facing bust, holding globus cruciger and shield; 
                              cross to right / Large I; ANNO XX/XIIII across 
                              field; all within wreath. DOC I -; MIB I 229a 
                              (Rome); SB 326. Choice EF, jade green patina. 
                              ($300)

                              From the Malcolm W. Heckman Collection. Ex 
                              Classical Numismatic Group 47 (16 September 1998), 
                              lot 2111 (incorrect regnal year).

                              Hahn assigns all the dated Italian 10 nummi to the 
                              mint of Rome, but on stylistic grounds Ravenna 
                              seems the proper attribution. These 10 nummi are 
                              generally noted with finer style portraits, and as 
                              capital of Byzantine Italy Ravenna would have 
                              attracted the most talented engravers.








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