BZ99093. Bronze follis, DOC I 127b, Wroth BMC 208, Morrisson BnF 4/Ni/AE/26, Tolstoi 187, Ratto 598, Hahn MIB I 113a.21B, Sommer 4.65.3, SBCV 201, aVF, maroon and green patina, earthen deposits on reverse, holed in antiquity, 2nd officina, Nicomedia (Izmit, Turkey) mint, weight 18.847g, maximum diameter 35.6mm, die axis 225
o, 547 - 548 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, cross above, A/N/N/O (year) in column left; X/X/I (21) in column right, B (2nd officina) below, NIKO (Nicomedia) in exergue; from the Robert Wachter Collection, big 35.6mm bronze!;
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