Watch List notes:

Justin II, 565-578. Solidus (Gold, 21 mm, 4.53 g, 6 h), Constantinopolis, 566/7-578. D N IVSTINVS P P AVI Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Justin II facing, holding Victory on globe in his right hand and with a shield, decorated with a horseman spearing a fallen foe, over his left shoulder. Rev. VICTORIA AVGGG I / CONOB Constantinopolis seated facing on throne, head to right, holding scepter in her right hand and globus cruciger in her left; to inner left, crescent. DOC 7c. MIB 3a,b. SB 348. Some scuffs and scratches and struck from a slightly corroded obverse die, otherwise, very fine.


From a European collection, acquired before 2021.