565 AD -578 AD

Iustinus II    Cyzicus   Imperium Byzantinum
Ιουστίνος Β'   Κύζικος   Βυζαντινή Αυτοκρατορία
Follis / Φόλλις AE 28
 SHH 2876

2876 Justin II Cyzicus Byzantine Empire Follis AE

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Reference
 12.63 g   29.1-30.9 mm   6:00 o'clock   VF
D N IVSTI / NVS P P A[V] clockwise around Iustinus on left and Sophia on right,
both seated facing on double throne, both nimbate; he holds globe cruciger,
she holds cruciform sceptre; cross between their heads.
Large M between A // N // N // O and regnal year X (10 = 574/575 AD); above, cross;
beneath officina letter A; KYZ in exergue.
Mint of Cyzicus.
BMC 177/179; Dumbarton Oaks I 123a; Κάντας Αθήναι 4.66; Sear Byzantine 372;
Thomsen 269 variant