- Rare dated (reign year 36 = 562/563 CE) ancient Byzantine Empire coin.
- Struck for Emperor Justinian I the Great (527-565 CE) at the Ravenna Mint (Italy).
- Denomination I = 10 nummia = 1/4 follis.
- Well struck and centered with full legends (rare as such).
- Sear 326, 4.3g, 17mm.
- Obverse: D N IVSTINIANVS PP AV, Helmeted, cuirassed bust of Justinian facing, holding globus cruciger and shield.
- Reverse: Large I (mark of value = Decanummum = 1/4 follis), A/N/N/O to left, XXXVI (date = reign year 36) to right.
- Certified by NGC to Ch XF, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5, smoothing is noted.
- The Byzantine church in Ravenna is one of the most beautiful of that era.
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