THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE
JUSTINIANUS I, 527-565
Mint of Constantinopolis
Solidus 537-542. Officina G. Obv. D N IVSTINI - ANVS P P AVG Helmeted, cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger in r. hand, shield with horseman device on l. shoulder. Rev. VICTORI - A AVGGG G Angel standing facing, holding long cross and globus cruciger. Star on r. CONOB in exergue. Sear 139. DOC 8b. MIB 6. 4.47 g. Extremely fine. Ex Auction Kölner Münzkabinett Kroha 33. Cologne,1982. Lot 572. The beginning of a new iconography with a frontal portrait and no longer the 3/4 facing bust with spear.