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½ Follis - Justinus II & Sophia (Thessalonica mint, θκϲ type)
Country: Byzantine Empire
Denomination: 1/2 Follis = 20 Nummi
(1/576)
Year: (569-571)
Material: Copper
Weight:
Shape: Round (Irregular)
Diameter: 20 mm
Type: Common coin
Catalog list: byzantine empire
Description:
Obverse
Justin on left, Sophia on right, seared faced on double-throne, both nimbate, Justin holding cross on globe, Sophia holding sceptre.
Reverse
Large facial value between the minting year from left to right, the Nomen Sacrum θκϲ (Théotokos) above and the mintmark below.
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