Justinian I AE Follis 542-3 AD Constantinople

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Justinian I AE Follis 542-3 AD
Sear 163
Constantinople Mint
Beta Officinia
Regal Year 15
23.4 grams
37mm diameter
Large thick heavy flan with a dark brown patina with excellent legends, it was common for the image of Emperor Justinian to have his face rubbed out because the citizens blamed Justinian for the Black Death that no only claimed millions of lives in Europe but also killed on the average of 5,000 citizens of Constantinople daily.
Justinian, himself contacted the Black Plague but somehow managed to recover and continue to reign for almost thirty more years.
This coin is guaranteed to be genuine, all sales are final.
Get a piece of history that is at least 1,479 years old and tells the story of the power and the rise of the Eastern Roman Empire while the once mighty Western Roman Empire crumbled into a heap.