SH76243. Gold solidus, DOC I 5b, Wroth BMC 3, Morrisson BnF 7/Cp/AV/3, Tolstoi 10, Ratto 998, Grierson 1958, Hahn MIB II 6, Sommer 7.5, SBCV 478, VF, uneven strike with unstruck areas, marks and scratches, 2nd officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 4.483g, maximum diameter 21.9mm, die axis 210
o, 583 - 602 A.D.; obverse D N mAVRC - TIb P P AVC, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, globus cruciger in right hand, fold of paludamentum over left shoulder, helmet with plum, circlet in front and pendilia; reverse VICTORI-A AVCC B, angel standing facing, staurogram (rho-cross) topped staff in right hand, globus cruciger in left hand, CONOB in exergue; from the Robert Watcher Collection, ex Ephesus Numismatics;
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