BYZANTINE EMPIRE.
IUSTINIANUS II, first reign AD 685-695. Solidus, Contantinople, about 692-695. AV 4.46 g. IhS CRIStOS ReX - ReGNANtIyM Bearded, facing bust of Christ, cross behind the head, wearing pallium and colobium, holding Book of Gospels in his l. hand, his r. hand raised in benediction. Rev. D IyStNIAN - yS SeRy ChRIStI Δ Emperor standing facing, holding cross potent on two steps with his r. hand, akakia in his l. hand; he wears crown and loros. DO II/2, 579, 7d; MIB III, 262, 8a; Sear 1248.
Scarce. Short flan, slightly bent. Extremely fine

Provenance:
From an old Swiss collection started in the 19th century.