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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:     711623      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Byzantine Region:     BYZANTINE EMPIRE Issuer:     JUSTIN II Date Ruled:     565-578 AD Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Half Siliqua Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 565-578 Weight:     0.74 g Die Axis:     6 h Obverse Legend:     [D N IV]STI NVS P P A Obverse Description:     Diademed draped bust right Reverse Description:     Cross surmounted by Christogram set on globe; stars flanking; all within wreath Mint:     Ravenna Primary Reference:     DOC I - Reference2:     SB 413 Reference3:     MIB II 41 Reference4:     BMC Vandals P. 126, 14 (Lombards); BN AR/8 (same dies) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=76851 Grade:     EF, toned Notes:     Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 1623 ($500)It is presumed that some of the small silver coins struck at Ravenna were copied by the new Lombard rulers of Italy, after Alboin's conquest of the peninsula in 568

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