Byzantine Empire - Justinian I "The Great" - Follis. Antioch Mint (TH4e; Theoupolis mint, renamed from ANTIX following the great earthquake when a large portion of the city was destroyed and burned).
OB: D.N. IVSTINIANVS PP AVG; helmeted & cuirassed bust facing holding globus crucigar & shield, cross to r.
RX: ANNO 'M', Regnal Year XXXI (557/558 A.D.) Officina 'C' (r) under 'M'.
Cream colored desert patina is not nearly so obvious in hand. d19 g.; ~36 mm. Sear Byzantine #222
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Byzantine Regnally-Dated Coins - Cervin: Byzantium Coins - Sear Intro
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"Numismatist" (ANA) article on Justinian reform Folles at this: http://onlinedigitalpublishing.com/publication/frame.php?i=737638&p=&pn=&ver=html5
Byzantine Empire
Justinian I - Follis - Theoupolis
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