Description: Archaios Numismatics __________________________________________ Description: Byzantine Bronze Coin (Half Follis) of emperor Justinus II, circa 565-578 AD. Obverse: Figures of Justinus II & Sophia seated facing on double-throne, both nimbate, Justin holding globus cruciger , Sophia holding sceptre,; D N IVST INVS PP AG Reverse: Large K (mark of value) with Cross above, ANNO down the left, and II II (Regnal Year 4) to right; Mint: Constantinople Size: 24 mm Weight: 6.41 g Ref: Ratto 827 var (Officina); Inventory: 62.6Condition: VF. A nice example of this type. Ratto lists this one as RARE ! Use the Picture as your judge as grading is subjective. Note: Justinian I (11 May 482 – 14 November 565), also known as Justinian the Great, was the Eastern Roman emperor from 527 to 565. His reign is marked by the ambitious but only partly realized renovatio imperii, or "restoration of the Empire". This ambition was expressed by the partial recovery of the territories of the defunct Western Roman Empire. His generals swiftly conquered the Vandal Kingdom in North Africa as well as the Ostrogothic kingdom, restoring Dalmatia, Sicily, Italy, and Rome to the empire after more than half a century of rule by the Ostrogoths. His campaigns re-established Roman control over the western Mediterranean, increasing the Empire's annual revenue by over a million solidi. Part of Justinian's legacy still resonates today based on the rewriting of Roman law, the Corpus Juris Civilis, which is still the basis of civil law in many modern states. The work was directed by Tribonian, an official in Justinian's court in Constantinople. His reign also marked a blossoming of Byzantine culture, and his building program yielded works such as the Hagia Sophia. Justin (Justinus) II, Also known as Justin the Younger, was Eastern Roman Emperor from 565 until his death. He was the nephew of Justinian I and the husband of Sophia, the niece of the Empress Theodora, and was therefore a member of the Justinian Dynasty. He was a son of Vigilantia and Dulcidio (or Dulcissimus), respectively the sister and brother-in-law of Justinian. When Justinian I died childless on 14 November 565, Callinicus, the praepositus sacri cubiculi, was the only witness to his dying moments and claimed that Justinian had designated "Justin, Vigilantia's son" as his heir in a deathbed decision. The clarification was needed because there was another nephew and candidate for the throne, Justin, son of Germanus. Modern historians suspect Callinicus may have fabricated the last words of Justinian to secure the succession for his political ally. Justin II inherited an exhausted, ill-defended Empire. His reign was marked by war with the Sassanid Empire, and the loss of the greater part of Italy. He presented the Cross of Justin II to Saint Peter's, Rome. Excerpts taken from Head, Hist. Numorum, and Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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Denomination: Half Follis
Historical Period: Byzantine (300-1400 AD)
Composition: Bronze
Era: Ancient
