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Follis (Coin) Portraying the Emperor Justinian I

538-539

Byzantine, minted in Constantinople

Istanbul

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Justinian I, facing forward and holding a globe in his right hand; there is a cross above his left shoulder.

The back (reverse) depicts the letter M with a cross above.

Bronze

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium