JUSTINIANUS II, 2nd REIGN, 698-705
Mint of Constantinopolis
Semissis 705-711.
Obv. ƒN IhS ChS rЄX RЄCNANTIЧM Bust of Christ facing, with curly hair and sgort beard. He wears pallium and colobium, book of Gospels in l. hand.
Rev.. DN IЧSTINIA – NЧS MЧLTVS AN Crowned bust in loros facing. In r. hand cross potent on three steps; in l. hand globus cruciger inscribed PAX.
Sear -, cf. 1416 (cross potent on globus). DOC -, cf. 3. MIB -, cf. 3. Unpublished?
2.16 g. Extremely rare. Tiny scratch. Brilliant uncirculated
Ex Auction Münzzentrum 36. Cologne 1977. Lot 1790.
Münzzentrum did not recognize the rarity of the type with the cross potent on steps. Since solidi and tremisses exist with the emperor holding a cross potent on steps, it is not really unusual that this type shpuld also exist for a semissis.