Obverse

Obverse

Name/Title

Justinian I - AE Follis

Entry/Object ID

C2012-BZ5-73

Description

A follis (denoted by the letter 'M') of Emperor Justinian I with two small Latin crosses in the reverse design.

Collection

Byzantine

Mintage

Mint

Constantinople

Mint Mark

CON

Date made

527 CE - 565 CE

Time Period

Byzantine

Place of Origin

City

Constantinople

Manufacture Method

Struck

Coin Details

Obverse

Description

Bust of Justinian I diademed, draped and cuirassed, right.

Transcription

[D N IVSTINI]-ANVS P P AVC

Translation

Our Lord Justinian, Father of the Fatherland, Augustus

Reverse

Description

Large M in center; to left, a star; to right, a cross; above, a cross; below, officina mark (P, R, or A); CON in exergue.

Issuing Authority

Justinian I

Denomination

AE Follis

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Bosporus

Culture/Tribe

Byzantine

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Thickness

3.2 mm

Diameter

32 mm

Weight

19.73 g

Composition

Material

Bronze

Research Notes

Research Type

Reference

Notes

Sear, Byzantine Coins and their Values, 158

Research Type

Reference

Notes

DOC 1 Justinian I Constantinople 28