SH63901. Gold solidus, DOC I 4d, Wroth BMC 7, Tolstoi 6, Ratto 753, Morrisson BnF 5/Cp/AV/3, Hahn MIB II 5, Sommer 5.2, SBCV 345, EF, edge hammered and clipped at top of the obverse, 5th officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 4.440g, maximum diameter 20.4mm, die axis 180
o, 565 - 578 A.D.; obverse D N IVSTINVS P P AVG, beardless, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing, helmet with crest, trefoil ornament and pendilia, Victory on globe offering wreath in right hand, shield ornamented with horseman in left hand; reverse VICTORIA AVGGG E (victory of the three emperors, 5th officina), Constantinopolis enthroned facing, head right, wearing crested helmet, aegis on right shoulder, spear in right hand, globus cruciger in left hand, CONOB in exergue;
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