SH17774. Gold solidus, DOC I 9e, Morrisson BnF I 4/Cp/AE/13, Tolstoi 32, Ratto 454, Sommer 4.3.3, Hahn MIB I 7, SBCV 140, Wroth BMC -, nice aEF, small flat strike area, some luster, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 4.483g, maximum diameter 20.7mm, die axis 180
o, 545 - 565 A.D.; obverse D N IVSTINI-ANVS PP AVI, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, helmet with plume, diadem and trefoil ornament, globus cruciger in right hand, shield on left arm ornamented with mounted cavalryman right attacking prostrate enemy; reverse VICTORI-A AVCCC E CONOB, Angel standing facing in tunic and pallium, Rho-cross staff in right hand, globus cruciger in left hand, star right; from the Woolslayer Collection;
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