Justinian I, 527-565. Solidus (Gold, 20 mm, 4.38 g, 5 h), Constantinopolis, 545-565. D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Justinian I facing, holding globus cruciger in his right hand and with a shield, decorated with a horseman spearing a fallen foe, over his left shoulder. Rev. VICTORIA AVGGG Γ / CONOB Angel standing facing, holding long linear staff surmounted by staurogram in his right hand and globus cruciger in his left; in field to right, star. DOC 9c. MIB 7. SB 140. Some scrapes and the flan slightly wavy, otherwise, extremely fine.

Ex Leu Web Auction 19, 26-28 February 2022, 3228 and previously from a European collection, formed before 2005.