This is another one that I've cleaned up today. Just coming on here to confirm I have it right. I'm sure it's a Justin II and Sofia, but it looks like the globe with the cross is in his left hand instead of his right like I've seen on other ones. I tried, and I hate having to come back and wear on your patience, but can someone help me. Here are the pictures.
I am not able to see very well the symbols above the III but my suspicion is regnal year (VI / III) or year nine 9: 573-574 AD. Justin II 1/2 Follis Obv: D N IVSTINVS P P AVG, Justin at left, Sophia at right, seated facing on double-throne, both nimbate, Justin holding cross on globe, Sophia holding cruciform sceptre Rev: large K, ANNO to left, cross above, officina letter to right, mintmark ??? http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/byz/justin_II/sb0381.jpg
SBCV-381 is my guess, the Antioch version because of the joint holding of the cross and gl.cr but I cannot make out a mint mark , I think for the year I think Sulla80 got it , year 9.
I'm waiting on my next batch from a better dealer, I hope. Should be here today hopefully! You guys recommended dirtyoldcoins.com so I picked the ones from France.
The P (or sometimes referred to as an E too) in the lower legs of the K are the mintmark, and that P (with angled base stroke) confirms @BenSi report by representing Theoupolis (translated to "City of God"), or what Byz renamed Antioch. @DorkNerd , your's might have an I beside it or something too. chrsmat71 has an example of the P here: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-large-byzantine-half-follis.311731/#post-3005317 Warren has an example of the P mintmark here (about 20% down the page): http://augustuscoins.com/ed/interesting/Justinian.html And I found these online: Found about 75% down the page here http://users.stlcc.edu/mfuller/antiochcoinsmedieval.html Both found here about 85% down the page: https://www.beastcoins.com/Byzantine/JustinII/JustinII.htm
