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<p>[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 4500969, member: 87404"]Great synopsis and nice new coin! I love the out-of-this-world nature of them! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie48" alt=":greyalien:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie24" alt=":blackalien:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I was also planning on creating a Justin II & Sophia thread for a coin that was delivered this morning, but you beat me to it. So I'll share my new non-FSR auction acquisition here.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This new follis has the most life-like rendering of the bodies of the two (heads are still in alien form) that I've seen personally. I think it's really fascinating how "weird" their heads are! It must be the buggy eyes and fancy headdress that gives into this odd visual nature we see.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/incollage_20200514_132416351.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b><font size="3">Justin II & Sophia, Ruled 565-578 AD</font></b></p><p><b><font size="3">AE Follis, Cyzicus Mint, 1st officina</font></b></p><p><b><font size="3">Struck 574/575 AD</font></b></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>^^ That photo didn't really capture the depth of the strike very well (looked really flat and lost detail)... Here's another shot with differing angle:</p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/incollage_20200514_135257803.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some other J̶I̶I̶&̶S̶ J2S ([USER=41219]@furryfrog02[/USER]) that I have in my collection... <i>I have an affinity for these coins with shared namesakes. </i>I eventually want to see how many different denominations I can get with these pair of peeps.</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><b><font size="3">Justin II & Sophia, Ruled 565-578 AD</font></b></p><p><b><font size="3">AE Follis, Constantinople Mint, 3rd officina, 565/566 AD</font></b></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/2020/05/incollage_20200514_132641752.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b><font size="3">Justin II & Sophia, Ruled 565-578 AD</font></b></p><p><b><font size="3">AE Half Follis, Thessalonica Mint</font></b></p><p><b><font size="3">Struck 571/572 AD</font></b></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 K, A/N/N/O to left, cross above, regnal year IG to right (RY 7), mintmark TES in exergue.</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>References</b>: DOC 44-52; Sear 361</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Size</b>: 28.6mm 12.77g</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><b><font size="3">Justin II & Sophia, Ruled 565-578 AD</font></b></p><p><b><font size="3">AE Follis, Nicomedia Mint, 1st officina</font></b></p><p><b><font size="3">Struck 573/574 AD</font></b></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: 4500969, member: 87404"]Great synopsis and nice new coin! I love the out-of-this-world nature of them! :greyalien::blackalien: I was also planning on creating a Justin II & Sophia thread for a coin that was delivered this morning, but you beat me to it. So I'll share my new non-FSR auction acquisition here. This new follis has the most life-like rendering of the bodies of the two (heads are still in alien form) that I've seen personally. I think it's really fascinating how "weird" their heads are! It must be the buggy eyes and fancy headdress that gives into this odd visual nature we see. [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/incollage_20200514_132416351.jpg[/IMG] [B][SIZE=3]Justin II & Sophia, Ruled 565-578 AD AE Follis, Cyzicus Mint, 1st officina Struck 574/575 AD[/SIZE][/B] [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. [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] ^^ That photo didn't really capture the depth of the strike very well (looked really flat and lost detail)... Here's another shot with differing angle: [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/incollage_20200514_135257803.jpg[/IMG] Here are some other J̶I̶I̶&̶S̶ J2S ([USER=41219]@furryfrog02[/USER]) that I have in my collection... [I]I have an affinity for these coins with shared namesakes. [/I]I eventually want to see how many different denominations I can get with these pair of peeps. [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/incollage_20200514_132526917.jpg[/IMG] [B][SIZE=3]Justin II & Sophia, Ruled 565-578 AD AE Follis, Constantinople Mint, 3rd officina, 565/566 AD[/SIZE][/B] [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. [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/2020/05/incollage_20200514_132641752.jpg[/IMG] [B][SIZE=3]Justin II & Sophia, Ruled 565-578 AD AE Half Follis, Thessalonica Mint Struck 571/572 AD[/SIZE][/B] [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. [B]Reverse[/B]: Large K, A/N/N/O to left, cross above, regnal year IG to right (RY 7), mintmark TES in exergue. [B]References[/B]: DOC 44-52; Sear 361 [B]Size[/B]: 28.6mm 12.77g[/SIZE] [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20180828_224057185.jpg[/IMG] [B][SIZE=3]Justin II & Sophia, Ruled 565-578 AD AE Follis, Nicomedia Mint, 1st officina Struck 573/574 AD[/SIZE][/B] [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. [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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