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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Caesar_Augustus, post: 4490422, member: 87659&quot;]Yikes! I hope they didn&#039;t get too far with that. I&#039;ve been more cautious with international purchases for the past months. I don&#039;t think I&#039;ll be buying anything from Europe anytime soon for the time being.</p><p><br /></p><p>On that point, here&#039;s a plague post-reform follis from Nomos. From the looks of the obverse die, pretty sure the order was sent out to reduce the size/weight of the folles but the flan maker didn&#039;t get the memo before making this coin. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/DpZ2Vhz.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>542 - 543 A.D., Constantinople Mint, 4th Officina</p><p>19.16g, 39.0mm, 6H</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG,</p><p><i>Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Justinian I facing, holding globus cruciger and shield decorated with horseman motif; cross to right</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reverse:</b> -,</p><p><i>Large M; A/N/N/O - X/ЧI (R.Y. 16) across field, cross above, Є below</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Exergue:</b> CON</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Provenance:</b> Ex. Nomos Obolos Auction 10, Lot 532</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reference:</b> SBCV 163[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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