Justin I, Copper, Follis, Kyzikos, 518-527
Obverse
Bust of Justin I facing right with diadem, cuirass, and paludamentum.
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Reverse
with Christogram above, B below, K in left field, and in right field.
Exergue
INSE
Obverse
Bust of Justin I facing right with diadem, cuirass, and paludamentum.
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Reverse
with Christogram above, B below, K in left field, and in right field.
Exergue
INSE
| Accession number | BZC.1967.17.2 |
|---|---|
| Ruler | Justin I |
| Date of Reign | 518-527 |
| Metal | Copper |
| Denomination | Follis |
| Mint | Kyzikos |
| Date | 518 – 527 |
| Diameter | 31.0 mm |
| Weight | 16.62 g |
| Relation of Dies | 6:00 |
| Shape | Flat |
Acquisition History
Purchased from Henry Weller, 17 May 1967
Commentary
Compare to DOC 1:51–52, nos. 40 (with INSΔ) and 41, cited in D. Waagé, Antioch-on-the-Orontes, 4.2: no. 2091. These two issues dated to indictions 4 (525/526) and 5 (526/527) are known from only a score of surviving specimens. In the INSE reverse exergue inscription, the S could be either a part of “indictionis,” according to Hahn (MIBE 36), or a sign of abbreviation for “IN[dictione quinta].”
MIBE 102, no. 53.