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Yeah, I think I'll go for the Justinian. Thanks again for your opinions!  And before I buy it, I'll shoot them an offer for a lower price. But if they don't budge, I'll still purchase it. |
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I paid $130 for a Justinian 1 follis (Cyzicus), at auction in October 2011 (this year), with all details fully struck up. I have had to wait several years for this opportunity. Because of the recent purchase, the price paid maybe somewhat relevant to your considerations.
I would be happy to pay $23 the Justinian 1 presented in the pictures, when considering both together here.
I am sure that a nice(r) Commodus will come along eventually. I am still waiting.
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Good news! It was originally $20 minus the ship, but I asked them if they could sell it to me for $16.50 + $3 (that is shipping within US) and they agreed!
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12/28/2011 6:37 pm
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Congratulations, go for it!
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You will enjoy this link as a comparison but be warned it is not a match for your coin so don't think yours is worth over $1000. http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=159848The one below is a closer match but officina 4 rather than 2 and a bit nicer: http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=275759I believe the right facing busts are earlier in the reign because the ones with facing busts were year dated starting around year 12 and your coin matches the type used earlier by Anastasius and Justin. Enjoy the coin. It is worth the $19.50 postpaid. |
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Thanks for the links dougsmit. So during Justinian's reign they did away with the right facing bust entirely? Now that I think about it, I don't think I've ever seen a right facing bust coin of any emperor after Justinian I...
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The only profile busts I know from later are small denominations in gold. I'm no Byzantine specialist so there may be others but I agree with your 'rule'. A coin for the want list has to be a large module Justinian follis with the facing bust. The problem is that faces wear off a facing bust so getting one with a nose can get expensive. By the end of Justinian's long reign, coins had reduced in size so you need one of his if you want a big one. I suggest not passing up any that have facial details in a price you like. I got this one 20 years ago for $25 but have not seen anything approaching that price recently.  |
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I'm actually tempted now to get a late-Roman or early Byzantine forward bust coin of my own (only have one forward-facing bust coin- a Manuel I trachy), not at the moment though, but maybe sometime in the near future. Very nice coin btw dougsmit.
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12/29/2011 2:38 pm
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The Justinian I arrived in the mail today. All I have to say is wow!  At 31 mm and 17.11 g I figured that it was going to be a big one, but in hand it just seems huge. And the details are really nice. Overall it's a stunning coin in hand. It's now the biggest out of all my Byzantine and Roman coins.  For size comparison:   Edited by VisigothKing
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Wow, that's a nice coin and really large too. It's even larger than a newer US dollar coin.
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Thanks gil-galad. It's also wider than a US half dollar, but just wider by a hair. But it definitely outweighs one too.
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hi jango ,it's really a nice coin ,I can't understand the comparison with the dollar(because I'm not keen oon dollars!) however I understand it's really big....I hope to buy a good justinian too after my justin I....
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Thanks giano! The reason for the comparison is that I just wanted to highlight how big it is, that's all.
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