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Light Solidus - Justin II VICTORIA AVGGG, Ravenna
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 567-570 |
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| Reference(s) | BCV#408, MIB II#22, Fr#78 |
| Obverse description | Facing bust of Emperor Justin II, diademed, draped, and cuirassed, presented in the frontal imperial style characteristic of early Byzantine coinage. The emperor holds a Victory figure mounted on a globe in his right hand, while a decorated shield rests upon his left shoulder. The portrait is rendered with the formal, hieratic quality typical of sixth-century Byzantine mint work, with stylized facial features and rigid symmetry conveying imperial majesty. The circumferential obverse legend reads D N IVSTINVS PP AVG, identifying the emperor as Dominus Noster Justinus Perpetuus Augustus. |
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| Obverse lettering | D N IVSTINVS PP AVG (Translation: Dominus Noster Justinus Perpetuus Augustus. Our lord Justin, eternal august.) |
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| Reverse lettering | VICTORIA AVGGG Z OB:X:+X: (Translation: Victoria Augustorum Trium. The victory of our three augusts.) |
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