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ID:     6211
Type:     Byzantine
Region:     BYZANTINE EMPIRE
Issuer:     Justinian I
Date Ruled:     AD 527-565
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     Follis
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 538-539
Diameter:     42 mm
Weight:     21.5 g
Die Axis:     6 h
Obverse Legend:     D N IVSTINIANVS PP AVC
Obverse Description:     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 Description:     Large M between A / N / N / O left and XII right (regnal year 12), cross above, E below, CON in exergue
Mint Mark:     CON
Mint:     Constantinople
Primary Reference:     SBCV 163
Reference2:     DOC I I 37e
Reference3:     MIB 95a
Reference4:     Wroth (BMC) 44, BN 35, Tolstoi 95 Ratto 496
Photograph Credit:     FORUM ANCIENT COINS
Source:     http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?zpg=2864