BZ86779. Bronze follis, DOC I 41d, Wroth BMC 67, Ratto 515, Tolstoi 114, SBCV 163, Sommer 4.21, Hahn MIB I 95a, Morrisson BnF I -, Choice aVF, well centered, dark green patina, 4th officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 19.888g, maximum diameter 37.1mm, die axis 180
o, 542 - 543 A.D.; obverse D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, helmet with crest, diadem and pendilia, globus cruciger in right hand, shield ornamented with a horseman on left arm, cross right; reverse large M (40 nummi), cross above, ANNO left, regnal year X/UI (year 16) right, Δ below, CON (Constantinople) in exergue;
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