TYPE Byzantine Empire, Justinian I (527-565 AD), bronze follis 41 mm, Nikomedia mint, struck 539/40 AD DESCRIPTION . Obv: Helmeted and cuirassed bust of emperor facing, holding globus cruciger, Latin legend D N IVSTINIANVS PP AVG Rev: Denomination (M = 40 nummi), cross above, ANNO to left, officina "alpha" below, regnal year 13 to right, mint mark NIK at bottom REFERENCE: SB 201, Be 227, DO 117A GRADING: VF, some pitting, brown patina ORDER INFO: B3084, $90