Coin of Justinian I
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 long linear staff with Chi-Ro at top; in l., gl. cr. In field r., star. At end of inscription after delta, star.
Gold
Byzantine period, Early