Beautifully preserved golden Byzantine tremissis.
Coin with MS grade by NGC graded 5/5 strike and 4/5 surface.
Ex. Leu Web auction 22, lot 251.
From the collection of Dr. Max Blaschegg (collector's ticket included), Ex. Peus 423, 7 November 2018, 492.
Byzantine Empire
Justin I (518-527), Tremissis, Constantinople mint
Obverse: the bust of the emperor straight ahead
D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG
Reverse: Victory advancing to right, head to left, holding wreath and globus cruciger, star in right field, CONOB in exergue
VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM
Gold, diameter 15 mm, weight 1.46 g
