JUSTIN II GOLD SOLIDUS – SCARCE ISSUE FROM THE MINT OF THESSALONICA – MINT STATE NGC GRADED BYZANTINE COIN (Inv. 19583)

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19583. BYZANTINE EMPIRE. JUSTIN II, AD 565–578.
Gold Solidus, 4.41 g, 21 mm. Issue of Thessalonica, ca. AD 570.
Obv. D N IVSTINVS P P AVI, facing bust of Justin II holding Victory on globe. Rev. VICTORIA AVCCC, Constantinopolis seated, looking right, holding scepter and globus cruciger, CONOB in exergue.
Sear 364d.
Ex CNG 93, 5/22/2013, lot 1317.
NGC graded MINT STATE, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, lustrous, and beautifully centered, an exceptional specimen for this scarce emission.