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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lehmansterms, post: 3264212, member: 80804&quot;]While the relatively huge, medallic folles of Justinian&#039;s middle years are impressive - and so are well represented here - (like this<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.stoa.org/albums/album130/18_Justinian_I.sized.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Justinian I, 527-565 AD. Æ Follis, 41mm, 21.83gm, axis: 180º</p><p>Mint of Nicomedia, 539/40 AD.</p><p>Obv: D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Justinian facing holding globus cruciger and shield, to right, cross.</p><p>Rx: Large M; above, cross; to left and right, A / N / N / O – X / II / I (yr13=539/40); beneath, A; in ex, NIK.</p><p>SB 201, DO 117a.</p><p><br /></p><p>Justinian in his long and very important/influential reign had some other interesting types.</p><p>The reverse lettering on this unusual denomination from Thessalonica (16 nummia) has confused and confounded more than a few Byzantine beginners:</p><p><img src="http://www.stoa.org/albums/album130/Justinian_I_16n_Tes.sized.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Justinian I, 527-565 AD. Æ 16 Nummi, 527-538 A.D.</p><p>19mm, 5.57g, 6h, Mint of Thessalonica</p><p>Obv: D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG. Diademed draped and cuirassed bust of Justinian I right.</p><p>Rx: Large IS surmounted by cross with star on either side; to left and right, A - P. // TЄS</p><p>SB 177, DO 98c.</p><p><br /></p><p>This unusual facing, enthroned portrait was struck in Antioch (and I don&#039;t think anywhere else)</p><p><img src="http://www.stoa.org/albums/album130/19_Justinian_I.sized.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Justinian I, 527-565 AD. Æ Follis, 527-538 AD.</p><p>31mm, 14.94g, axis: 5h, Mint of Antioch</p><p>Obv: D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG. Justinian enthroned facing holding long scepter and globus cruciger.</p><p>Rx: Large M between star and crescent; above, cross; beneath, Γ in ex, +tHEuP&#039;</p><p>SB 214, DO 206.</p><p><br /></p><p>On this pentanummium from Antioch the denomination-letter and Christian symbolism are combined into a single glyph:<img src="http://www.stoa.org/albums/album130/23_Justinian_I.sized.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Justinian I, 527-565 AD. Æ Pentanummium</p><p>15mm, 1.64g, 6h. Mint of Antioch</p><p>Obv: D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG. Diademed draped and cuirassed bust of Justinian right.</p><p>Rx: Large Є (lunate epsilon), cross at center (no officina letter)</p><p>SB 242, DO 269.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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