SH76236. Gold light weight solidus, 23 siliquae; DOC I 7b, Hahn MIB II 11, SBCV 481, Wroth BMC-, Tolstoi -, Ratto -, Morrisson BnF -, Sommer -, VF, centered, uneven strike with weak areas, bumps and marks, overstruck(?), 2nd officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 4.183g, maximum diameter 21.3mm, die axis 180
o, 583 - 25 Nov 602 A.D.; obverse D N mAVRC - TIb P P AVC, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, helmet with plum and pendilia, globus cruciger in right hand, shield in left, * in right field; reverse VICTORI-A AVGG B, angel standing facing, staurogram (rho-cross) topped staff in right hand, globus cruciger in left hand, star in right field, CONOB in exergue; from the Robert Watcher Collection, ex Rudnik Numismatics; rare officina for scarce issue;
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