JUSTINIANUS II, 2nd REIGN, 698-705
Mint of Constantinopolis
Solidus 705/711.
Obv. d N IhS ChS RЄX RЄGNANTIЧM Bust of Christ facing, with curly hair and short beard. He wears pallium and colobium and raises r. hand in benediction, book of Gospels in l. hand.
Rev. D(retrograd) N IЧSTINIAN – ЧS ЄT TIbЄRIЧS PP A´ Crowned half-length figures of Justinianus II on l. and almost equal size figure of Tiberius on r. Both wearing divitision and chlamys, jointly holding with their r. hands a cross potent on two steps.
Sear 1415. DOC 2b. MIB 2b.
4,45 g. Virtually as struck. Brilliant uncirculated.
Purchased from Frankfurter Münzhandlung E. Button, Frankfurt a. M., in January 1971.