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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     bz0002 Type:     Byzantine Region:     BYZANTINE EMPIRE Issuer:     Justin II Date Ruled:     AD 565-578 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     Half Follis Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 573-74 Diameter:     23 mm Weight:     4.91 g Die Axis:     6 h Obverse Legend:     D.N.IVSTINVS PP., usually blundered. Obverse Description:     Justin left and Sophia right seated on a joint throne. Both are nimbate and hold a scepter surmounted by globe between them and each hold a smaller scepter sometimes cruciform. Reverse Legend:     K / ANNO / P / IIIU Reverse Description:     Large K with ANNO to left, cross above, mint mark P for Antioch below and retrograde year IIIU (8)to right. Mint Mark:     P Mint:     Theopolis Primary Reference:     DOC 169 Volume 1 Reference2:     SBCV 381 Photograph Credit:     Larry Gaye Notes:     DOC number 169 specifically indicates the retrograde IIIU regnal year.

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