The first known portrait of Jesus Christ ever depicted on a coin.
It was minted during the first reign of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian II, around 692 AD.
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Jesus on a coin? This I did not know. Cool
The earliest graphical depiction is this infamous piece of graffiti from around 200 AD. It depicts Jesus as a donkey!
Alexamenos graffito - Wikipedia