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Solidus - Justinian II VICTORIA AVGV, Constantinopolis
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 686-687 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | IЧSTINIANЧS Pε AV (Translation: Justinianus Pe (-rpetuus) Au (-gustus) : `Justinianus Perpetual August`.) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Justinian II's first reign (685–695) saw an immediate reassertion of imperial ambition after the relative caution of his father Constantine IV. The solidus of 686–687 was struck in the immediate aftermath of advantageous peace treaties with both the Umayyad Caliphate and the Bulgars, which freed Justinian to redirect substantial revenues — and propaganda — through the mint at Constantinople. The treaties bought stability, but Justinian's subsequent tax enforcement to fund his ambitions would ultimately drive the revolt that sent him into exile in 695, his nose amputated.