BZ93500. Bronze follis, DOC I 136b, Morrisson BnF I 4/Ni/AE/34, Wroth BMC 217, Tolstoi 198, Ratto 602, Hahn MIB I 113a, SBCV 201, Sommer 4.65, gVF, dark brown patina, light marks, porosity/light corrosion, edge cracks, slightly off center but on a broad flan, 2nd officina, Nicomedia (Izmit, Turkey) mint, weight 16.565g, maximum diameter 32.3mm, die axis 180
o, 556 - 557 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; A/N/N/O left; X/X/X right (regnal year 30), cross above, B (2nd officina) below, NIKO (Nicomedia) in exergue; from the Errett Bishop Collection;
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