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Follis of Justin II, Constantinople
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Obv.: Justin, on l. and Sophia on r., seated, nimbate, on double lyre-backed throne. He holds in r. hand, gl. cr., she holds cruciform scepter.
Rev.: M. Above, cross.
[old description]
reverse axis 6 o'clock
Obverse: Justin II and Sophia, seated, crowned
clockwise from lower left, D[OMINVS] N[OSTER] IVST[I] NVS P[ER]P[ETVVS] AVC[VSTVS] (Our Lord Justin Eternal Augustus}
Reverse: at center large M (mark of value = 40 nummi) ; within M, E (workhop 5); at left, vertical, and right of M, ANNO X (year 10 of Justin's reign); in exergue, CON (mintmark of Constantinople); cross above
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Title: Follis of Justin II, Constantinople
Description:
Obv.
: Justin, on l.
and Sophia on r.
, seated, nimbate, on double lyre-backed throne.
He holds in r.
hand, gl.
cr.
, she holds cruciform scepter.
Rev.
: M.
Above, cross.
[old description]
reverse axis 6 o'clock
Obverse: Justin II and Sophia, seated, crowned
clockwise from lower left, D[OMINVS] N[OSTER] IVST[I] NVS P[ER]P[ETVVS] AVC[VSTVS] (Our Lord Justin Eternal Augustus}
Reverse: at center large M (mark of value = 40 nummi) ; within M, E (workhop 5); at left, vertical, and right of M, ANNO X (year 10 of Justin's reign); in exergue, CON (mintmark of Constantinople); cross above.
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