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ID:     7786
Type:     Byzantine
Region:     BYZANTINE EMPIRE
Issuer:     Justin II
Date Ruled:     AD 565-78
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     Follis
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 574-5
Obverse Legend:     DN IVSTINVS PP AVG or similar.
Obverse Description:     Justin on left and Sophia on right seated on double throne. Both are nimbate; he holds a globus cruciger, she a cruciform sceptre.
Reverse Description:     Large "M" with cross above, ANNO to left, X regnal year 10 to right and "B" officina under the "M". Mintmark NICO in ex.
Mint Mark:     NICO
Mint:     Nicomedia
Primary Reference:     SBCV 369
Reference2:     DOC 92-103
Photograph Credit:     FORUM ANCIENT COINS
Source:     http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?zpg=5184