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| OBV | DN IVSTINIANVS PP AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right | | REV | Large M, cross to left, cross above, cross to right, gamma? below | The obverse usually had the emperor (sometimes with his son or the Empress) with bust facing or sitting, often holding a cross or other religious object(s), even parts of the scriptures
The reverse had a large letter indicating the coin denomination according to numerology (M or mu = 40, K or kappa = 20, I or iota = 10, and E or epsilon = 5)
This large coin was minted in the ancient Byzantine capital city of Constantinople
JUSTINIAN I, AE "large M" follis (29-31 mm, 18.05 gm)
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