TYPE Byzantine Empire, Justinian I (527-565 AD), bronze follis 34 mm, Nikomedia mint, struck 553/4 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 27 to right, mint mark NIKO at bottom REFERENCE: SB 201 GRADING: F / VF, even brown patina ORDER INFO: B2535, $32