Coin

"Follis" (denomination); DO# 291; Sear# 260.

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 ‘[DNIVS]TINI’; to right, ‘ANVSPPAC’. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘[AN]NO’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘XIII’; above, a cross; beneath difficult to read ('Γ' or 'SO'); in exergue, ‘KAR’.