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Lot # 608
Justinian I. (527-565). AR Quarter Siliqua (?), Ravenna mint. Obv. DN IVSTINI-ANVS [...]. Diademed bust right, wearing ornamented robe. Rev. Staurogram set on globe; all within wreath. D.O. 341; MIBE 79; Sear 322; Ranieri 367 (R4). AR. 0.32 g. 11.00 mm. RRR. Very rare. A choice example. Lovely old cabinet tone, with iridescent hues. About EF. The portrait style can suggest this issue is possibly closer to the Lombardic coinage (see. MEC 1, 295-7: Staurogram flanked by stars).