Justinian I - AE Follis

Coin

Museum of Antiquities - University of Saskatchewan

Obverse

Name/Title

Justinian I - AE Follis

Entry/Object ID

C2020-BZ26-685

Collection

Byzantine

Mintage

Mint

Constantinople

Mint Mark

CON

Date made

541 CE - 542 CE

Time Period

Byzantine

Place of Origin

City

Constantinople

Manufacture Method

Struck

Coin Details

Obverse

Description

Bust of Justinian I helmeted and diademed, cuirassed, facing, holding crossed globe in right hand and shield in left; on shield, horseman advancing, right; to right, cross.

Transcription

D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVC

Translation

Our Lord Justinian Father of the Fatherland Augustus

Reverse

Description

Large M; to left, ANNO vertically; to right, X / Υ; above, cross; below, Α; CON in exergue.

Issuing Authority

Justinian I

Denomination

AE Follis

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Bosporus

Culture/Tribe

Byzantine

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Thickness

2.91 mm

Diameter

37.48 mm

Weight

21.3 g

Composition

Material

Bronze

Research Notes

Research Type

Reference

Notes

DOC 1 Justinian 40a.1