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Historical Archive: Gold Solidi of Justinian II Constantinople, first reign: 685-695 top row: Whittemore Collection loan 155, 4.136 g, 19.8 x 21.2 mm second row: Pierce Collection, 48.17.2348, 4.457 g, 18.9 x 19.4 mm Constantinople, second reign: 705-711, with son Tiberius from 706 third row: Whittemore Collection loan 185, 4.357 g, 18.7 x 18.6 mm bottom row: Pierce Collection, 48.17.2397, 4.379 g, 18.6 x 19.2 mm Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Collection, Washington D.C. First reign, Christ with long hair/beard: exemplar 155, obverse with centered die, lit from top exemplar 155, reverse, lit from top: Justinian II with cross exemplar 155, obverse with centered die, lit from left exemplar 155, reverse, in direct light First reign, Christ with long hair/beard: exemplar 2348 with die shifted to right, obverse, lit from upper left exemplar 2348, reverse: Justinian II with cross exemplar 2348 with die shifted to right, obverse, lit from upper and lower left Second reign, Christ with short hair/beard: exemplar 185 with die shifted to top, obverse, lit from upper left exemplar 185, reverse: Justinian II and Tiberius exemplar 185, obverse, lit from lower left exemplar 185, obverse, in direct light exemplar 185, obverse, lit from left Second reign, Christ with short hair/beard: exemplar 2397 with die centered, obverse, in direct light exemplar 2397, reverse, lit from right: Justinian II and Tiberius exemplar 2397, obverse, lit from top and bottom exemplar 2397, reverse, lit from left and right