BZ82685. Bronze follis, DOC I 117a, Morrisson BnF I 4/Ni/AE/12, Wroth BMC 190, Sommer 4.64.2, Tolstoi 171, Ratto 584, SBCV 201, Hahn MIB I 114, Berk 228, Choice gF, dark brown patina,
nicely centered on a huge flan, 2nd officina, Nicomedia (Izmit, Turkey) mint, weight 22.322g, maximum diameter 44.4mm, die axis 195
o, 539 - 540 A.D.; obverse D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Justinian facing, globus cruciger (cross on orb) in right hand, shield ornamented with horseman on left shoulder, cross in right field; reverse large M (40 nummi), A/N/N/O left, X/II/I right (regnal year 13), cross above, A (1st officina) below, NIK in exergue; from an American collector, ex Rudnik Numismatics (San Jose, CA);
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