SH08470. Bronze follis, DOC I 120a, Wroth BMC 195, Morrisson BnF I 4/Ni/AE/19, Tolstoi 176, Ratto 588, Hahn MIB I 113a, SBCV 201, Sommer 4.65, aEF/gVF, full circles strike on huge flan, 1st officina, Nicomedia (Izmit, Turkey) mint, weight 21.090g, maximum diameter 41.2mm, die axis 180
o, 541 - 542 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 right (regnal year 15), cross above, A (1st officina) below, NIKO (Nicomedia) in exergue;
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