Coin

About this object

History of use

"Half-Follis" (denomination) from ancient Numidia; DO# 313; Sear# 285.

Physical description

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 left, inscription says ‘NIVST’; to right, ‘VSPPAV’. Reverse: large ‘K’; to left, ‘ANNO’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘XIIII’; above, a cross; in exergue, ‘[C]ON’.