BZ93510. Bronze follis, DOC I 31a, Wroth BMC 70, Tolstoi 52, Hahn MIB II 35, SBCV 441, Sommer 6.17, Morrisson BnF -, Ratto -, Choice gVF, full border centering on a broad flan, bold strike, brown tone, small edge split, 1st officina, Nicomedia (Izmit, Turkey) mint, weight 10.572g, maximum diameter 31.3mm, die axis 180
o, 581 - 14 Aug 582 A.D.; obverse Δm TIb CONSTANT P P AVG, crowned bust facing wearing consular robes, crown with cross and pendilia, mappa in right hand, eagle-tipped scepter in left hand, cross above eagle; reverse large M (40 nummi) between ANNO and ΣI/I (year 8), cross above, NIKOA (Nikomedia, 1st officina) in exergue; from the Errett Bishop Collection;
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