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Moderator
 United States
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A rare find, excellent write up as usual.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
701 Posts |
Nice catch VK,
Do you know its size ?
I ask because I have one from " year 13 " and mine is the large 40mm variety, unfortunately it has been holed and used as a medallion.
I now have the M, K, I and AIS for Justinian.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Nice coin. Thanks for the interesting information.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3443 Posts |
Nice find. I am assuming it was unattributed ? Knowledge is power !
The western campaigns of Justinian were disasterous for the 'west'. Italy and Rome in particular were ravaged to the point of near total depopulation. It probably took Rome 500 years to recover from the devastation. Edward Gibbon even believed parts of Italy were reduced to cannibalism.
The wars of Belisarius sound so noble in intent to us today. To the people who survived them they were catastrophic.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5155 Posts |
Excellent coin. I love the history of Justinian's re-conquest of the west.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
4778 Posts |
Thanks all!
tenbobbit, judging from my other Justinian follis from Carthage (right-facing portrait and in terrible shape, but the very rare variety with Chi-Rho on Justinian's chest), I'd guess 30-35 mm wide.
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Valued Member
Canada
266 Posts |
I think it will definitively be larger than 30mm, It would probably be around 38mm-42mm, the year 14's are big
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Valued Member
United States
129 Posts |
Nice find and great write-up as always. Haven't gotten into the Byzantine era yet; gradually branching out from my 4th century comfort zone.
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Pillar of the Community
Italy
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gradually branching out from my 4th century comfort zone. You need to get yourself a few nice Siliqua first!  |
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Valued Member
United States
129 Posts |
I agree 100%...I've got my eye on some Julians I'd like to treat myself to.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
701 Posts |
Here is mine VK     A little rough but that can be partly explained, there is evidence that it was struck over another coin with letters to the right of ANNO and other areas that show up in the pictures, especially the area after the mint mark. I use a 30x loupe and there is definitely something there but I couldn't say what. Plus I couldn't think of any coin that big to use, any thoughts  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4778 Posts |
Nice Carthage follis tenbobbit. I'd put a cord through the hole and wear it, so if you ever get bored of it I'd be interested in it . I have a holed Hadrian sestertius that I want to wear but I still need to buy a cord for it. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4778 Posts |
I received it today (pics soon) and you are right arnoldoe. I measured it and its 38 mm wide.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4778 Posts |
22 gr, 38 mm wide  The brown patina is a little lighter in hand. Edited by VisigothKing
05/18/2015 10:31 pm
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