SH72608. Bronze follis, DOC I 124a, Wroth BMC 202, Tolstoi 181, Ratto 592, Hahn MIB I 113b, SBCV 201, Sommer 4.66, Morrisson BnF I -, VF, well centered on a large flan, 1st officina, Nicomedia (Izmit, Turkey) mint, weight 20.489g, maximum diameter 35.5mm, die axis 180
o, 544 - 545 A.D.; obverse D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Justinian facing, holding globus cruciger (cross on orb) in right, shield with horseman device on left shoulder, cross in right field; reverse large M (40 nummi) between A/N/N/O left and X/U/II/I right (regnal year 18), staurogram (rho-cross) above, A (first officina) below, NIKO (Nicomedia) in exergue; ex The Time Machine;
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