SH82819. Bronze follis, DOC I 115a, Morrisson BnF I 4/Ni/AE/8, Wroth BMC 186, Tolstoi 168, Ratto 581, Hahn MIB I 113a, Sommer 4.65, SBCV 201, Choice VF,
full circle strike on an astounding 46 mm flan, face not fully struck, scratch, 1st officina, Nikomedia (Izmit, Turkey) mint, weight 23.076g, maximum diameter 46.0mm, die axis 180
o, 538 - 539 A.D.; obverse D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, globus cruciger in right, shield decorated with a horseman brandishing a spear, cross right; reverse large M (40 nummi) between ANNO and XII (regnal year 12), staurogram (Rho-cross) above, A (1st officina) below, NIKO (Nicomedia) in exergue;
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