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Catalogue information
LastDodo number
2056973
Area
Coins
Title
Byzantine Empire, Solidus, 578, Justin II
Country
Face value
Year
578
Variety / overstrike
Head of State
Type
Designer
Series
Theme
Material
Gold- or silver content
Weight
Diameter
Thickness
Punch
Shape
Obverse
Portret (met baard) en face met helm en kuras, vasthoudend Victoria op een globe met schild
Reverse
Constantinopolis op een troon met het hoofd naar rechts, een speer en globe vasthoudend
Edge
Privy mark
Mint mark
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
Catalogue number
DOC 138; SB 376
Details
Justin II. 565-578. Solidus. Constantinople mint. Struck 567-578. Helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, bearded, holding Victory on globe and shield / Constantinopolis enthroned facing, head right, holding spear and globe; ӨS//OB*+*. DOC 138 (Theoupolis mint); SB 376 (Theoupolis mint). Extremely rare.
Neither DOC nor SB note the two varieties of this type with bearded portrait and beardless portrait. The beardless type is fairly common, while the bearded type is exceptionally rare.
The weight equals 22 siiliqua (about 4,08 grams).