Solidus of Justin I
r. 518 - 527 CE
Justin I
Byzantine
Obv.: Bust 3/4 r. wearing helmet with plume and diadem, tunic, cuirass, and paludamentum. With r. hand holds spear behind head. On l. shoulder, shield with device of horseman spearing fallen foe. Rev.: Angel facing in tunic and pallium. In r. hand long cross; in l. gl. cr. In field r., star
Gold
Byzantine period, Early