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Solidus - Justinian I VICTORIA AVGGG I, Ravenna
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 540 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse lettering | VICTORIA AVGGG I CONOB (Translation: Victoria Augustorum Tertium. The victory of our three augusts. Constantinopoli Obryzum. Constantinople, 1/72 pound pure gold.) |
| Edge | Plain |
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Ravenna's mint reopened under Byzantine control in 540 after Belisarius captured the city from the Ostrogoths, ending decades of Gothic rule in Italy. This solidus belongs to the earliest phase of that reopening, when the mint was still staffing up and establishing consistent die production — a factor that contributes to the notable variability in fabric and centering seen across early Ravenna issues of this reign. The VICTORIA AVGGG reverse type, naming three Augusti, reflects the collegiate imperial structure Justinian maintained even as sole practical authority.