TYPE Byzantine Empire, Justin I (518-527 AD), bronze follis, Constantinople mint, 15.43g DESCRIPTION . Obv: Diademed draped emperor's bust to right, star on shoulder, Latin legend D N IVSTINVS PP AVG Rev: Denomination (M = 40 nummi), cross above, stars to sides, officina B below, mintmark CON in exergue REFERENCE: SB 62 var, DO 8b var GRADING: AVF, brown patina, rare variant ORDER INFO: B2608, $110 Interesting version with nicely discernible 8-point star in circle on shoulder. No such types are described in the D. Oaks catalog, though it may somehow be characteristic of the officina B, which appears scarcer altogether, based on sparse representation in the D. Oaks catalog.