Byzantine Justinian I 527 -565 AD Nicomedia Mint D004
  • Byzantine Justinian I 527 -565 AD Nicomedia Mint D004
  • Byzantine Justinian I 527 -565 AD Nicomedia Mint D004
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Byzantine Justinian I 527 -565 AD Nicomedia Mint D004

Year / Era: 527–565 AD
Denomination: Follis (40 nummi)
Composition: Bronze
Certification: Uncertified
Ruler: Emperor Justinian I
Obverse: The full inscription is typically Dominus Noster Justinianus Perpetuus Augustus, meaning "Our lord, Justinian, perpetual emperor". The visible part reads "ANVSP".
Reverse: large "M" indicates the face value of 40 nummi.

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Byzantine follis of Emperor Justinian I (527–565 AD). The inscription around the bust reads "DN IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG"

Justinian I was one of the most influential figures of Late Antiquity, known for his comprehensive legal reforms (the Corpus Juris Civilis) and his efforts to reconquer lost territories of the Western Roman Empire. The follis was a major monetary reform of his reign, stabilizing the currency and often featuring large flans (blanks) with detailed inscriptions.

Coin Details

  • Emperor: Justinian I (Justinian the Great)
  • Period: Byzantine Empire, dated to his reign between 527 and 565 AD
  • Denomination: Follis (a large bronze coin valued at 40 nummi)
  • Obverse (Front) Inscription: The full inscription is typically Dominus Noster Justinianus Perpetuus Augustus, meaning "Our lord, Justinian, perpetual emperor". The visible part reads "ANVSP".
  • Mint Location: These types were commonly minted in Nicomedia, Constantinople, or Antioch (Theoupolis).
  • Design: The obverse shows a helmeted and cuirassed (armored) bust of the emperor facing forward, holding a globus cruciger (cross on a globe). 
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