Description: Justinian I (527 - 565 AD). AE Follis, Nikomedia mint 546/547 AD. D N IVSTINIANVS PP AVG; helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield, to right cross / Large M, cross above, ANNO left, XX right, A below, NIKO in ex.

Diameter: AE35 mm

Weight: 18,94 g

Grade: aVF/aVF

Attribution: DOC I 129a; SB 201

Commentary: bronze surfaces with light deposits, well centered with good details

History: Justinian closed the Neoplatonic Academy in Athens - probably the last institution in the empire teaching pagan, classical knowledge.

Article Number: 052-02-01-41652