Byzantine Empire, Justin II AV Solidus Constantinople Mint, 565-578 AD, NGC Gem MS 5/5 KM.749.2 no “super-expensive key dates –

no “super-expensive key dates – but a couple rare varieties

in high relief

coin ever produced for circulation

all AU and BU specimens command a tidy premium for a half dollar size coin stuck in nickel

Byzantine Empire, Justin II AV Solidus Constantinople Mint, 565-578 AD, NGC Gem MS 5/5 KM.749.2 no “super-expensive key dates –Justin II (AD 565 578). AV solidus (21mm, 4. 48 gm). Constantinople, AD 567 578. DN I VSTI NVS PP AVG, pearl diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust of Justin facing, holding in right hand small figure of Victory holding wreath on globe, and on left arm with horseman motif VICTORI A AVCCC, Constantinopolis seated facing, head turned right, holding spear and globus cruciger, H CONOB. Sear 345. DOC 4g. NGC Gem MS 5 5 5 5 A true Gem solidus, only slightly