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Solidus - Justinian I VICTORIA AVGGG I, Ravenna
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 540 |
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| Weight | 4.38 g |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted and cuirassed facing bust of Emperor Justinian I, depicted in three-quarter view facing slightly right, wearing a plumed helmet adorned with a diadem and pendilia. The emperor is shown in elaborate military dress with a decorated cuirass, holding a spear over his right shoulder and a shield ornamented with a horseman motif in his left hand. The portrait is rendered in the formal hieratic style characteristic of early Byzantine coinage, emphasizing imperial authority rather than naturalistic portraiture. A dotted border encircles the design, with the Latin imperial legend distributed around the periphery of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | D N IVSTINIANVS P F AVG (Translation: Dominus Noster Justinianus Perpetuus Augustus. Our lord Justinian, perpetual august.) |
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| Mintage | ND (540) I - 10th officina |
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