SH08862. Gold solidus, SBCV 476, DOC I 3, Berk 81, aUNC, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 4.41g, maximum diameter 21.2mm, die axis 180
o, 583 - 602 A.D.; obverse o N TIbER m-AVRC P P AV, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, globus cruciger in right hand, shield in left hand; reverse VICTORIA AVGG I (victory of the two emperors, 10th officina), angel standing front, staff topped with Christogram in right, globus cruciger in left;
nicely struck, among the most lustrous Byzantine gold coins FORVM has handled;
scarce;
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