Justinian I the Great (AD 527-565). AV solidus (20mm, 4.47 gm, 6h). VF. Constantinople, 1st officina, ca. AD 545-565. D N IVSTINI-ANVS PP AVG, cuirassed bust of Justinian I facing, wearing plumed helmet with pendilia, globus cruciger in right hand, shield decorated with horseman motif in left / VICTORI-A AVGGG A, angel standing facing, staff surmounted by staurogram in right hand, globus cruciger in left; star to right, CONOB in exergue. Sear 140. DOC 9. Unusual depiction of the globus cruciger, with Eastern Orthodox cross.

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