JUSTINIAN I GOLD SOLIDUS – IMPRESSIVE DOUBLE STRIKE SPECIMEN – CHOICE AU NGC GRADED BYZANTINE COIN (Inv. 19736)

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19736. BYZANTINE EMPIRE. JUSTINIAN I, AD 527–565.
Gold Solidus, 4.46 g, 20 mm. Issue of Constantinople officina Θ, minted AD 527–538.
Obv. D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVC, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Justinian slightly right, holding spear and shield with horseman device. Rev. VICTORIA AVCCC Θ, Angel standing, facing, holding long cross and globus cruciger, star at right, CONOB in exergue.
Sear 137.
NGC graded CHOICE AU, Strike 3/5, Surface 3/5, “die shift,” a lustrous coin struck on an extra broad planchet, and an attractive double strike error that has duplicated the entire left side of the legend on the reverse, including the legend VICTORIA and the upper part of the Angel’s cross.