JUSTIN I GOLD SOLIDUS – ISSUE WITH FIRST APPEARANCE OF ANGELS ON COINS – CHOICE XF NGC GRADED BYZANTINE EMPIRE COIN (Inv. 20965)

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20965. BYZANTINE EMPIRE. JUSTIN I, AD 518–527.
Gold Solidus, 4.50 g, 20 mm. Issue of Constantinople, officina B, AD 522–527.
Obv. D N IVSTINVS P P AVC, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Justin slightly right, holding spear and shield with horseman device. Rev. VICTORIA AVCCC I Angel standing, facing, holding long cross and globus cruciger, star at right, CONOB in exergue.
Sear 56.
NGC graded CHOICE XF, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, a coin showing the first appearance of an angel as a numismatic personage. The new Christian messenger replaces Victoria, its pagan predecessor although the original legend of VICTORIA AVG remains the same.