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<p>[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 4653879, member: 87404"]I really like the Justin II & Sophia coins especially the large folles. Like [USER=41219]@furryfrog02[/USER], these big byzantine are very satisfying to collect! </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/incollage_20200514_135257803.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><font size="3"><b>Justin II & Sophia, Ruled 565-578 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE Follis, Cyzicus Mint, 1st officina</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Struck 574/575 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Obverse</b>: D N I-VSTI-NVS P P AV, Justin (left), holding globus cruciger, and Sophia (right), holding cruciform scepter, seated facing on double throne; cross above.</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Reverse</b>: Large M, A/N/N/O to left, cross above, regnal year X to right (RY 10), officina letter A below, mintmark KYZ in exergue.</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>References</b>: Sear 372, DOC 123a</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Size</b>: 27mm, 10.73g</font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/incollage_20200514_132526917.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="3"><b>Justin II & Sophia, Ruled 565-578 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE Follis, Constantinople Mint, 3rd officina, 565/566 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Obverse</b>: D N IVSTI - NVS P P AV, Justin left and Sophia right, seated facing on double-throne, both nimbate, Justin holding cross on globe, Sophia holding scepter topped by cross.</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Reverse</b>: Large M, A-N-N-O to left, cross above, regnal year II to right (RY 2), officina letter Γ below, mintmark CON in exergue.</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>References</b>: Sear 360</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Size</b>: 28mm, 15.19g</font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20180828_224057185.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="3"><b>Justin II & Sophia, Ruled 565-578 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE Follis, Nicomedia Mint, 1st officina</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Struck 573/574 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Obverse</b>: DN IVSTI-NVS PP AVG, Justin (left), holding globus cruciger, and Sophia (right), holding cruciform scepter, seated facing on double throne.</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Reverse</b>: Large M, A/N/N/O to left, cross above, regnal year GI/II to right (RY 9), officina letter A below, mintmark NIKO in exergue.</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>References</b>: DOC 99a; Sear 369</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Size</b>: 28.6mm 12.77g</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 4653879, member: 87404"]I really like the Justin II & Sophia coins especially the large folles. Like [USER=41219]@furryfrog02[/USER], these big byzantine are very satisfying to collect! [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/incollage_20200514_135257803.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Justin II & Sophia, Ruled 565-578 AD AE Follis, Cyzicus Mint, 1st officina Struck 574/575 AD[/B] [B]Obverse[/B]: D N I-VSTI-NVS P P AV, Justin (left), holding globus cruciger, and Sophia (right), holding cruciform scepter, seated facing on double throne; cross above. [B]Reverse[/B]: Large M, A/N/N/O to left, cross above, regnal year X to right (RY 10), officina letter A below, mintmark KYZ in exergue. [B]References[/B]: Sear 372, DOC 123a [B]Size[/B]: 27mm, 10.73g[/SIZE] [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/incollage_20200514_132526917.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Justin II & Sophia, Ruled 565-578 AD AE Follis, Constantinople Mint, 3rd officina, 565/566 AD[/B] [B]Obverse[/B]: D N IVSTI - NVS P P AV, Justin left and Sophia right, seated facing on double-throne, both nimbate, Justin holding cross on globe, Sophia holding scepter topped by cross. [B]Reverse[/B]: Large M, A-N-N-O to left, cross above, regnal year II to right (RY 2), officina letter Γ below, mintmark CON in exergue. [B]References[/B]: Sear 360 [B]Size[/B]: 28mm, 15.19g[/SIZE] [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20180828_224057185.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Justin II & Sophia, Ruled 565-578 AD AE Follis, Nicomedia Mint, 1st officina Struck 573/574 AD[/B] [B]Obverse[/B]: DN IVSTI-NVS PP AVG, Justin (left), holding globus cruciger, and Sophia (right), holding cruciform scepter, seated facing on double throne. [B]Reverse[/B]: Large M, A/N/N/O to left, cross above, regnal year GI/II to right (RY 9), officina letter A below, mintmark NIKO in exergue. [B]References[/B]: DOC 99a; Sear 369 [B]Size[/B]: 28.6mm 12.77g[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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