JUSTINIAN II, FIRST REIGN, 685-695. AV Solidus (4.45 gms), Constantinople Mint, Uncertain Officina, 692-695. NGC MS, Strike: 2/5 Surface: 3/5. Die Shift.S-1248. Obverse: Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator; Reverse: Justinian standing facing, holding akakia and cross potent set upon two steps. An ever popular piece, this coin represents the first numismatic depiction of Christ. Highly lustrous and with no evidence of any wear, though some doubling due to a die shift is noted.
