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, Latin mint mark TES below REFERENCE: SB 175 GRADING: AVF, bit porous black patina, weak rev. strike ORDER INFO: B3086, $45 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