Byzantine Empire Solidus - Justinian I, 540

Solidus - Justinian I from Byzantine Empire. Issued in 540. Struck in Gold. Measures 0 mm and weighs 4.38 g.

Obverse

Bust of Justinian I from the front with head seen from three-quarters, wearing a plumed helmet and a diadem, beardless, wearing armor, holding a transverse spear behind his head with his right hand and with his left hand a shield decorated with a group of horsemen charging with their spears on an enemy. (Dominus Noster Justinianus Perpetuus Augustus.Our lord Justinian, perpetual august.)

Reverse

Victory standing to the left, wearing chiton and peplos, holding a globe surmounted by a chrism in her right hand; a star in left field, value mark in exergue, officina mark ending the lettering. (Victoria Augustorum Tertium. The victory of our three augusts.Constantinopoli Obryzum. Constantinople, 1/72 pound pure gold.)