Metlich OCOI 36a, Solidus, Gold, struck at Ravenna, 530–539 AD. Obverse: frontal bust with head turned 3/4 right, helmet without trifolium (the diadem ties 'flying'), cuirass, holding spear with lance top and shield. Reverse: victoria with long cross standing left, six (sometimes eight) rayed star left, in exergue comob, at each end of the exergual line 1) a single dot or 2) two dots. Weight about 4.4 g.
obverse
Frontal bust with head turned 3/4 right, helmet without trifolium (the diadem ties 'flying'), cuirass, holding spear with lance top and shield
reverse
Victoria with long cross standing left, six (sometimes eight) rayed star left, in exergue COMOB, at each end of the exergual line 1) a single dot or 2) two dots
specimens (3)
British Museum
4.41g
6↕
British Museum
4.42g
6↕
British Museum
4.43g
6↕