Mint Period: 574/575 AD State: Byzantine Empire Mint Place: Thessalonica (TES) Denomination: 1/2 Follis (20 Numii) Reference: DOC I 78.1, MIB II 70e, SB 366. Condition: Scattered nicks, nice greenish and glossy patina, otherwise a nice VF+ Material: Bronze Weight: 4.99gm Diameter: 21mm
Obverese: Justin II, holding globus cruciger, and Sophia, holding cruciform scepter, enthroned facing. Legend: D N IVSTI-NVS PP AV
Reverse: Large value numeral (K for 20 Numii) with date (ANNO X) and mint name (TES) in fields. Legend: + Θ-C / ANNO / X / TES
Justin II, with Sophia. 565-578. Æ Half Follis (21mm, 6.00 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. Dated RY 10 (574/5). Justin II, holding globus cruciger, and Sophia, holding cruciform scepter, enthroned facing / Large K; cross flanked by Θ-C above; A/N/N/O X across fields; TES below. DOC I 78.1; MIB II 70e; SB 366. VF, dark green and brown patina.