TYPE Byzantine Empire, Justinian I (527-565 AD), bronze 16 nummi, Thessalonika mint, 4.31g 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 PI to right, Greek 'alpha' and 'omega' above REFERENCE: SB 186 GRADING: F+, red-gray patina w/ some green encrustation, scarce ORDER INFO: B2862, $40 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; the present is a scarcer variant in this series.