Coin

About this object

History of use

"Follis" (denomination); DO# 8; Sear# 62.

Physical description

Byzantine coin of Justin I, 518-527. Obverse: bust of Justin I, facing right, with diadem, cuirass, and paludamentum; to the left, inscription says 'DNIVSTI'; to the right, '[N]VSPPAV[C]'. Reverse: large 'M'; to left and right, stars; above, cross; beneath, 'E'; in exergue, ‘CON’.