Details
LOT 3618
Justin II, with Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 5 (AD 569/570). Constantinople mint. 1st officina.
DN IVSTI-NVS P P AVI, Justin and Sophia, both nimbate, enthroned facing; Justin holding globus cruciger and Sophia holding cruciform sceptre / Large M; staurogram above, ANNO Ч (date) across fields, A below, CON in exergue. SB 360. Very Fine. Apparently overstruck.(14.52gr, 32mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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