Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis (28.5mm, 14.24 g, 6h). Antioch mint, 1st officina. Struck 527-529. VF.

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Lot: 585. Estimated: $ 100

Byzantine, Bronze

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Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis (28.5mm, 14.24 g, 6h). Antioch mint, 1st officina. Struck 527-529. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Large M, cross above; stars flanking; A//ANTIX. DOC 202a; MIBE 125; SB 213. Dark green-brown patina, a couple areas of weakness, smoothing, minor rub at high points. VF. An excellent portrait.

This issue belongs to the short two-year period dating from the start of Justinian’s reign until Antioch was almost laid to ruin by a massive earthquake on 29 November 529. After the city was spared from total destruction by the ruinous disaster, it was renamed Theoupolis. The mint-mark was changed and the new name of Theoupolis appeared on the city’s subsequent coinage.

Closing Date and Time: 3 April 2024 at 13:14:40 ET.

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