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ID:     993
Type:     Byzantine
Region:     BYZANTINE EMPIRE
Issuer:     Justin II
Date Ruled:     AD 565-578
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     Follis
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     A.D. 574 - 575
Diameter:     30 mm
Weight:     12.3 g
Obverse Legend:     DN IVSTI NVS PP AV
Obverse Description:     Justin II on left and Sophia on right seated facing on double throne, both nimbate, he holds globus cruciger, she holds cruciform scepter, cross between heads
Reverse Legend:     M / ANNO / X / A / NIKO
Reverse Description:     Large M between ANNO and X (=regnal year 10), cross above, A (=officina 1) below, in ex NIKO
Mint Mark:     NIKO
Mint:     Nicomedia
Primary Reference:     SBCV 0369
Reference2:     DOC I 100a
Photograph Credit:     FORUM ANCIENT COINS
Source:     http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?zpg=2882