Description: Justinian I (527 - 565 AD) AE Follis, Nicomedia mint, dated RY 20 (546/7 AD). D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG; helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger and shield, cross to right / Large M; cross above, ANNO XX across field, B below; NIKO in ex.

Diameter: AE35 mm

Weight: 18,84 g

Grade: VF(aVF

Attribution: DOC 126b; SB 201

Commentary: light brown patina, good details

History: In 546 AD the Empire was shaken to the core by the plague and the Goths reconquering Rome and tearing a third of the city's walls down.

Article Number: 001-05-01-44757