SH06896. Gold solidus, DOC I 9j, Wroth BMC 18, Morrisson BnF 20, Tolstoi 39, Ratto 456, Sommer 4.3.4, Hahn MIB 7, SBCV 140, aVF, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 545 - 565 A.D.; obverse D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG, helmeted, diademed and cuirassed bust facing, globus in right, shield decorated with horseman; reverse VICTORIA AVGGG I (victory of the three emperors, 10th officina), Angel standing facing in tunic and pallium, holding long staff topped with
P in right and globus cruciger in left, star right, CONOB in exergue; flat strike areas and scratches;
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