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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;sand, post: 7806546, member: 118540&quot;]If it&#039;s authentic, then it looks like a Byzantine 40 nummus coin, which modern numismatists often call a &quot;follis&quot; coin. Probably from the reign of either Justin I or Justinian I, because the portrait is side facing, and because on the obverse, the inscription starts with &quot;DNI&quot;. The &quot;I&quot; is the first letter of the Emperor&#039;s name. In Latin, &quot;Justin&quot; is spelled &quot;IVSTINVS&quot;, and &quot;Justinian&quot; is spelled &quot;IVSTINIANVS&quot;. So, if the coin is authentic, then it was minted between 518 AD and 565 AD. On the reverse, underneath the large &quot;M&quot;, it says &quot;CON&quot;. Therefore, the coin was minted in Constantinople. The large &quot;M&quot; is the Greek letter for the number 40, because it is a 40 nummus coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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