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Light Solidus - Justin II Constantinopolis
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 565-578 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Frontal helmeted and cuirassed bust of Emperor Justin II facing the viewer, depicted in a hieratic Byzantine style typical of sixth-century gold coinage. The emperor wears a plumed helmet adorned with pendilia and a military cuirass with elaborate pteryges visible at the shoulders. In his right hand he holds a small figure of Victory standing on a globe, while his left arm bears a large shield decorated with a horseman motif. The surrounding legend reads D N IVSTINVS PP AVG, identifying the emperor as Dominus Noster Iustinus Perpetuus Augustus. The flan is slightly irregular, consistent with hammered production at the Constantinople mint. |
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| Obverse lettering | D N IVSTINVS PP AVG (Translation: "Dominus Noster Iustinus Perpetuus Augustus" (Our Lord Justinus perpetual august)) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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