Justinian I, 527-565. Follis (Bronze, 39 mm, 23.09 g, 6 h), Constantinopolis, RY 13 = 539/40. 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 X/III; above, cross; below, Є; in exergue, CON. DOC 38e. MIBE 95. SB 163. Some doubling, otherwise, very fine.

From the collection of Prof. Dr. Hans-Ulrich Geiger, formed over the past 70 years.