Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1329. Closing Date: Jan 
10, 2005. JUSTIN II. 565-578 AD. AV Solidus 
(4.44 gm, 6h). Carthage mint. Dated RY(?) 6 
(570/1 AD). Estimate $500 Sold For $700 

JUSTIN II. 565-578 AD. AV Solidus (4.44 gm, 6h). 
Carthage mint. Dated RY(?) 6 (570/1 AD). D N 
IVSTINVS P P AV, diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed 
facing bust, holding globus cruciger and shield / 
VICTORIA AVGGG, Constantinople seated facing, head 
right, holding spear and globus cruciger; S/CONOB. 
DOC I 190d; Morrisson, Carthage 15-17 (dies 
unlisted); MIB II 18b; SB 391. EF. Rare. ($500)

From the Malcolm W. Heckman Collection. Ex 
Classical Numismatic Group 35 (20 September 1995), 
lot 1271.

Morrisson interprets the dates on Carthage solidi 
of Justin II as regnal years, while Hahn in MIB 
sees them as cyclical indictional years, the form 
used in late Carthage gold.


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