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Justinian I - AE Follis
Coin
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Museum of Antiquities - University of Saskatchewan
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