Coin

"Follis" (denomination); DO# 221 ?; Sear# 221.

Byzantine coin of Justinian I, 527-565. Obverse: bust of Justinian I, facing forward, with diadem, cuirass, and helmet with plume; to left, he holds a globus cruciger; to right, he holds a shield; above shield, there is a cross; to left, inscription says ‘[DNIV]STINI’; to right, ‘ANVSPPAVI’. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘ANNO’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘XXIIII’ in a vertical position; above, a cross; beneath, ‘Γ’; in exergue, ‘THϤΠ’, with a diagonal line through the 'Π'.