TYPE Byzantine Empire, Justinian I (527-565 AD), bronze 16 nummi, Thessalonika mint DESCRIPTION . Obv: Diademed and draped emperor's bust to right, Latin legend D N IVSTINIANVS PP AVG Rev: Denomination (IS = 16 nummi), letters A to left and P to right, small cross and two pellets above, Latin mint mark TES below REFERENCE: SB 176 var. GRADING: F+, brownish patina, rev. pitting ORDER INFO: B1866, $20 Though less scarce now than some years ago, the odd 16 nummi denomination, uniquely issued by the Thessalonika mint, is still an interesting and overall uncommon type