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| OBV | DN IVSTINIANVS PP AVG, helmeted, cuirassed bust facing holding cross on globe and shield | | REV | Large M, ANNO to left, cross above, regnal year (XVIII) to right | 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 in the 3rd (gamma) officina
JUSTINIAN I, AE "large M" follis (33-35 mm, 19.96 gm)
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