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ID:     495
Type:     Byzantine
Region:     BYZANTINE EMPIRE
Issuer:     Justin II
Date Ruled:     AD 565-578
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     Follis
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     A.D. 572-573
Diameter:     31.1 mm
Weight:     15.5 g
Obverse Legend:     DN IVSTINVS P P AV
Obverse Description:     Justin II seated on left and Sophia seated on right facing on double throne, both are nimbate, he holds a globus cruciger, she holds a cruciform scepter
Reverse Legend:     M / ANNO / B / CON
Reverse Description:     Large M between ANNO and year (=8), cross above, B below, CON in exergue
Mint Mark:     CON
Mint:     Constantinople
Primary Reference:     SBCV 0360
Photograph Credit:     FORUM ANCIENT COINS
Source:     http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?zpg=2881