Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 25392025, member: 44316&quot;]Justin II followed Justinian. Coins from Antioch of Justinian dated year 35 (AD 561/2) and later all have blundered legends. Other mints had fine legends, but something (I don&#039;t know what) happened at Antioch that carried over into the reign of Justin II. Coins that are very similar to the one you show from Antioch are usually quite legible if from other mints:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1626012[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>30 mm. 11.15 grams. Sear 372 of Justin II and Sophia, 578-582. Cyzicus mint.</p><p>DN IVSTI - NVS PP A</p><p><br /></p><p>For earlier disasters at Antioch, see my page about the coins of Antioch under Justinian:</p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/interesting/Justinian.html#tragic" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/interesting/Justinian.html#tragic" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/interesting/Justinian.html#tragic</a></p><p>In 2023 Antioch experienced a massive earthquake. In some ways it was an excellent site for a city, but by being on an earthquake fault line it has been repeatedly devastated by earthquakes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in