Hi tihs is mcdidler! I've found this in a abandoned house. I need every info that you'll send. Thank you
What you have there is a bronze or copper follis of Justinian I.483-565 AD,became emperor in 527 AD.The letters on the front are DNIVSTINI ANVSPP AVC.The large M on the reverse is the denomination (40 nummi) and the year it was minted ANNO XII is the year 12th..538-9 AD? The NIKO is the mintmark (Nicodemia) and the little AV mark is the officina (workshop within the mint) Here's a cool site,run your mouse over the coin! Same year as yours but different mint. http://www.doaks.org/CoinExhibition/Introduction/Intro3Main.html
Here is a similar coin from XX. as far as value,it's very difficult to say.I've seen examples that are in very bad shape going for $20 and very nice strikes like yours for over $100. the coin in this picture,for instance, has a reserve bid of $125 but I doubt it will go that high.In my opinion,yours is just as nice.
This coin is from the Byzantine Empire,which had a very similar constitutional arrangement as the Roman Empire,which fell in 476 AD,but the culture & language of the Byzantine Empire was Greek as opposed to Latin,& Christian symbolism became an extremely inportant feature of Byzantine coinage. Aidan.
