Solidus of Justinian I, Constantinople
r. c. 527 - 565 CE
Justinian I
Byzantine
Obv.: Bust facing wearing helmet with plume and diadem from which two pearls depend on either side; cuirass with three pellets in front. In r. hand, gl. cr. On l. shoulder, shield with horseman device. Rev.: Angel facing in tunic and pallium. In r. hand cross of pellets; in l., gl. cr. In field r., star.
gold
Byzantine period, Early