BYZANTINE EMPIRE.Justin I AD 518-527.AE.Follis.Mint of Constantinople.( 16.80g, 28.3mm, 6h) DN IVST - INVS PP AVG, diademed bust of Justin I right. Reverse.Uncial letter M, star either side, between limbs officina letter A above cross, in exergue mint signature (CO)N. Ref: Sear 62. Better than very fine, edge neatly hammered. The edge of the coin is hammered in such a manner that it resembles Roman issues from the 4th-5th cent AD that are sometime referenced as ' proto contorniates'. Coin not photogenic, more pleasing to the eye in hand. |