Iustinus II   Nicomedia   Imperium Byzantinum
Ιουστίνος Β'   Νικομήδεια   Βυζαντινή Αυτοκρατορία

Follis / Φόλλις AE 28

SHH 3227

Parameter Obverse Reverse Notes Reference

13.06 g   27.7-28.9 mm   5:00 o'clock   VF DN IVS[TI] / NVS P P S AVG around Iustinus on left and Sophia on right, seated facing on double throne, both nimbate; he holds globe cruciger, she holds cruciform sceptre; cross between their heads; border of dots. Large M between A // N // [N] // O and ς (regnal year 6); above, cross; beneath, officina letter A; NIKO below exergual line; border of dots. Mint of Nicomedia. BMC 134; Dumbarton Oaks I 96a; Κάντας Αθήναι 4.41; Sear Byzantine 369