Solidus - Justinian II Constantinopolis

€1.00
IssuerByzantine Empire
Year705-711
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Solidus
CurrencyFirst Solidus Nomisma (498-720)
CompositionGold
Weight4.19 g
Dimensions19 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) BCV#1414, DOC II-2#2a, MIB III#2a
Obverse descriptionFacing bust of Christ Pantokrator, wearing pallium and colobium, holding Book of Gospels, and raising hand in benediction
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringdN IhS ChS REX REGNANTIYM
(Translation: `Jesus Christ King of the Kings`)
Reverse descriptionCrowned half-length figures of Justinian, on left, and smaller figure of Tiberius, on right, both wearing divitision and chlamys, jointly holding with their right hands a cross potent on three steps
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringDN IUSTINIANUS ET TIbERIUS P P A
(Translation: `Our Lord Justinian und Tiberius Perpetual August`)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (705-711)  - Constantinopolis -
Catalog ID9780536470
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