BZ71848. Bronze follis, DOC I 38e, Hahn MIB 43a, SBCV 360, Sommer 5.9, Wroth BMC -, Morrisson BnF -, Tolstoi -, Ratto -, Choice VF, nice green patina, well centered on a slightly ragged flan, 4th officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 12.178g, maximum diameter 32.8mm, die axis 225
o, 574 - 575 A.D.; obverse D N IVSTI-NVS P P AV, Justin II (on left) and Sophia (on right) seated side-by-side facing on a double throne, both are nimbate, he holds a globus cruciger, she holds a cruciform scepter; reverse large M (40 nummi) between ANNO and X (year 10), cross above, Δ (4th officina) below, CON (Constantinople) in exergue;
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