BZ84947. Bronze follis, DOC I 96a.1, Wroth BMC 134, Tolstoi 118, Ratto 849, Morrisson BnF 5/Ni/AE/11, Hahn MIB 46b, Sommer 5.27, SBCV 369, gVF, green patina, reverse off center, corrosion with minor pitting, shallow cut reverse right, 1st officina, Nicomedia (Izmit, Turkey) mint, weight 14.387g, maximum diameter 32.7mm, die axis 180
o, 570 - 571 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 ANNO and G (regnal year 6), cross above, A below, NIKO in exergue;
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