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ID:     80000804
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Byzantine
Region:     BYZANTINE EMPIRE
Issuer:     Justin II
Date Ruled:     AD 565-578
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     20 Nui
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD Circa 574/5-577/8
Weight:     9.66 g
Die Axis:     5 h
Obverse Legend:     D N IVSTINO ET [SO]FIE A[V]
Obverse Description:     Justin and Sophia, both crowned and resting right hands on knee, seated facing on double throne; cross between, VITA in exergue
Reverse Legend:     */ K / NM
Reverse Description:     Two Victories standing confronted, holding between themselves a shield ornamented with a star; cross above, K below, NM in exergue
Mint:     Carthage
Primary Reference:     DOC 203
Reference2:     SB 396
Reference3:     MIB 77
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=133027
Grade:     EF, dark brown patina
Notes:     Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 804 Exceptional state, perhaps the finest known.