TYPE Byzantine Empire, Justin II (565-578 AD), bronze follis, Nikomedia mint, struck 573-4 AD DESCRIPTION . Obv: Justin and Sophia enthroned, crowned and holding globus cruciger and scepter respectively Rev: Denomination (M = 40 nummi), ANNO to left, regnal year 9 to right, officina "beta" below, Latin mint mark NIKO in ex. REFERENCE: SB 369, DO 100d.1 GRADING: VF, dark brown patina, bit uneven strike ORDER INFO: B2209, $28