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Gold Solidus of Justinian I (527–65), 538–565, Made in Constantinople, Byzantine, Gold, Overall: 3/4 x 1/16 in. (1.9 x 0.1 cm), Coins, Justinian in 539 was the first Byzantine emperor to adopt a completely frontal portrait, the imperial standard pose for the rest of Byzantine history. Coins connected an emperor to his subjects