Justinian I, 527-565. Follis (Bronze, 35 mm, 19.62 g, 7 h), Constantinopolis, RY 21 = 547/8. 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/X/I; above, cross; below, B; in exergue, CON. DOC 46b. MIB 95. SB 163. Light breaks in patina and with a minor flan fault on the obverse, otherwise, very fine.

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