# Follis (Coin) Portraying the Emperor Justinian I

- By: Byzantine
- Date: 538-539
- Medium: Bronze
- Classification: Coin
- Dimensions: Diam.: 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.)
- Culture: Istanbul
- Credit line: Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/36626)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/577c3435-f24d-b589-5fc7-57137011c56d/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
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The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Justinian I, facing forward and holding a globe in his right hand; there is a cross above his left shoulder.

The back (reverse) depicts the letter M with a cross above.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0