Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis (38.5mm, 25.33 g, 6h). Antioch (Theoupolis) mint, 3rd officina. Dated RY 16 (AD 542/3). Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield; cross to right / Large M, cross above; A/N/N/O - Xς (date) across field; six-rayed star to lower right below date; Γ//CHЄЧPO. DOC (216b); MIBE 144b; SB 219. Dark green-brown and earthen patina, some cleaning scratches. VF. From a brief one-year issue between the Persian sack of the city in June 540 and the thralls of the Plague which reached the city circa AD 543.