BZ18991. Bronze follis, DOC I 123a, Wroth BMC 199, Morrisson BnF I 4/Ni/AE/22, Tolstoi 179, Ratto 591, Hahn MIB I 113b.17A, Sommer 4.66, SBCV 201, VF, Nicomedia (Izmit, Turkey) mint, weight 20.310g, maximum diameter 35.4mm, die axis 180
o, 543 - 544 A.D.; obverse D N IVSTINI-ANVS PP AVC, helmeted, diademed, and cuirassed bust facing, helmet with plum crest, globus cruciger in right hand, shield ornamented with horseman spearing a fallen enemy on left shoulder; reverse large M (40 nummi), staurogram (Rho-cross) above, A/N/N/O (year) in a column left, X/U/II (17) in three lines right, A (1st officina) below, NIKO (Nicomedia) in exergue;
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