TYPE Byzantine Empire, after Justin II (565-578 AD), uncertain imitation of bronze dekanummium, Theupolis mint, 3.36g DESCRIPTION . Obv: Justin and Sophia enthroned, crowned and holding globus cruciger and scepter respectively, crosss above, traces of garbled Latin legend Rev: Large I with cross above, grabled regnal year to side and mintmark in ex. REFERENCE: SB 383 var. GRADING: AVF / F+, dark brown patina w/ some orange highlights, rare ORDER INFO: B2977, $65 A rare and interesting contemporaneous imitation uncertain origin. Fine and matching overall Theupolis style, but obvious errors in year and mintmark, in an issue that is not characteristic for such variations.