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Follis / Φόλλις AE 30

SHH 4298

Parameter Obverse Reverse Notes Reference

14.56 g   29.8-30.8 mm   1:00 o'clock   VF D N IVSTI / NVS P P AC 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; border of dots. Large M between A // N // N // O and regnal year XI (11 = 575/576 AD); above, cross; beneath officina letter B; KYZ in exergue. Mint of Cyzicus. Ex Christov Family Collection. BMC 182/183; Dumbarton Oaks I/1 124; Κάντας Αθήναι 4.62/67 variant; Ratto 883/884; Sear Byzantine 372