Description: Justinian I (527 - 565 AD) AE Follis, Constantinople mint, dated RY 15 (541/2 AD). D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG; diademed, helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger and shield, cross to right / Large M; cross above, ANNO XV across field, A below; CON in ex.

Diameter: AE39 mm

Weight: 21,44 g

Grade: VF/VF

Attribution: DOC I 40a; MIB I 95a; SB 163

Commentary: dark brown-greyish patina with some metal surfaces

History: In 536 AD, probably due to volcanic eruption on another continent, a severe colling event started the downfall fo the Eastern Empire with famine, plague and dwindling revenues of the state.

Article Number: 001-03-03-44757