THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE
JUSTINIANUS I, 527-565
Mint of Thessalonica
Solidus 542-565. No officina letter. Obv. D N IVSTINI - ANVS P P AVG Helmeted, cuirassed bust facing, globus cruciger in r. hand, shield with horseman device on l. shoulder. Rev. VICTOR I - AAVGGG Angel standing facing, holding linear cross and globus. Star on r. CONOB in exergue. Metcalf, Minting at Thessalonica in the 5th and 6th Centuries 320 (this coin). Sear -. DOC -. MIB -. 4.26 g. Very rare. Good very fine. Ex Auction Münzzentrum 36, Cologne. November 1979, Lot 757.