Justinian I, 527-565. Follis (Bronze, 41 mm, 23.20 g, 6 h), Constantinopolis, RY 12 = 538/9. D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVI Helmeted, diademed and cuirassed bust of Justinian I facing, holding globus cruciger in his right hand and with a shield, decorated with a horseman spearing a fallen foe, over his left shoulder; in field to right, cross. Rev. Large M between A/N/N/O and XII; above, cross; below, Γ; in exergue, CON. DOC 37c. MIBE 95. SB 163. Minor deposits and the reverse somewhat double struck, otherwise, about extremely fine.

From the Nea Rhomē Collection, formed in the early 2000s.