SH06221. Bronze follis, DOC I 121a, Wroth BMC 171, Morrisson BnF 5/Cy/AE/2, Tolstoi 143, Ratto 874, Hahn MIB II 50b, SBCV 372, Sommer 5.31, gem aEF, 1st officina, Cyzicus (Kapu Dagh, Turkey) mint, weight 15.16g, maximum diameter 32.9mm, die axis 180
o, 572 - 573 A.D.; obverse D N IVSTINVS P P AV, Justin II seated on left and Sophia seated on right, both nimbate and facing on double throne, he holds a globus cruciger, she holds a cruciform scepter, cross above center; reverse large M (40 nummi) between A/N/N/O and UII (regnal year 8), cross above, A below, KYZ (Kyzikos) in exergue; from the Woolslayer Collection;
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