The Emperor who never sleeps!

Byzantine Empire
Anatolia, Nikomedia
Justinian (r. AD 527 - 565)
AE Large Module Follis (40 nummi)
43 mm x 23.78 grams
Obverse:Helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger and shield; cross to right - DNIVSTINI ANVS PP AVC
Reverse: Large M; cross above, date across field; ANNO left field, X/II/I right field - NIK in ex.
Ref: SB 201
Note: Dated yr. 13 (AD 539/40), Large planchet. Superb. Gorgeous perfect Green patina.

 

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Very nice coins Chris, Anoob!

 

Its from Constantinople,

CONOB. Constantinopoli obryzum. The solidus weighed 1/72 of the Roman pound. "OB" was both an abbreviation for the word obryzum, which means refined or pure gold, and is the Greek numeral 72. Thus the exergue CONOB coin may be read "Constantinople, 1/72 pound pure gold." -- "Byzantine Coinage" by Philip Grie
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https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=conob

 

oh cool, i didn't know that ..thank you.

 

Good to see my old Justinian follis again

 

Oh and for the record, I myself have a few Roman Republic coins so ha!

 

Cool! Post 'em...

 

Sweet coin

 

I'll make you guys a deal, you buy a Siliqua of Justinian and I'll buy a Roman Republic Denarius.

 

But we need more of the siliquae for ourselves!

 

Hmmm... for @Bing , @Mikey Zee , and myself (RR Guys): We CAME to the Party WITH Justinians... But, you are asking us to get MORE Justinians so that you can THEN buy an RR...

 

But you don't have a Siliqua of his!

 

I can easily get a Siliqua of Justinian... I HAVE a Justinian Emperor... Do YOU have ANY RR's?

 

Your Quote to join the party:

NOTHING about Siliquae...

 

That's pretty funny!

 

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Fair enough @Alegandron. Look I tell you what I'll do, I'll buy a nice Denarius from the time of the First Syrian war but you have to use the Cat picture above as your avatar for two weeks! Deal or no deal!?

 

I love your siliqua... I was looking at that exact one from Gert...

 

Naw. I will spend my money and resources into the areas I enjoy! Save your money... And you can enjoy your other end of Rome! So much fun and room at both ends of the pool!

 

Besides... I have eaten these little critters...



Roman Republic
C Mamilius 82BCE
AR Denarius serratus
Mercury
Ulysses walking his dog Argos