Justin I; AE Half Follis, Nicomedia
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Description
Justin I (518 – 527 AD). AE Half Follis, Nicomedia mint. N IVSTINVS P AVC; diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / Large K, long cros between N and I left, B right
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE26 |
| Weight [g]: | 10,10 |
| Grade: | aVF/VF |
| Attribution: | DOC 34b; SB 90 |
| Commentary: | rare; excellent specimen with strong portrait, brown-grey patina |
Historical Context
Justin I stayed illiterate all his life and made probably the ultimate career, being born as peasant and swineherd and ending up as Roman emperor.
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