JUSTIN II & Queen Sophia 565-578 AD Follis Large "M" Ancient Byzantine Coin

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BYZANTINE EMPIRE-JUSTIN II & Queen Sophia 565-578 AD Follis Large "M" Constantinople mint Ancient Byzantine Coin weight-13,83gr diameter-30mm see my other items GOOD LUCK Worldwide and combined shipping is possible! VERY RARE AND SCARCE BYZANTINE COIN supplier of all our packages is a German registered mail with tracking number of the shipment Flavius Iustinus (Iunior) Augustus [1] (c. 520 - 5 October 578) was Eastern Roman emperor from 565 to 578. He was the nephew of Justinian I , and husband of Sophia , the niece of the late empress Theodora , and therefore member of the Justinian Dynasty . His reign is marked by war with Persia and the loss of the greater part of Italy . When Justinian died on November 14 , 565 , Justin was elevated to the imperial throne by a group of court officials claiming that Justinian had named him as his successor on his deathbed, thus passing by another possible candidate for imperial succession, a nephew of Justinian Germanus , also called Justin, who was not present in the capital at the time of the emperor's death. In the first few days of his reign Justin paid his uncle's debts, administered justice in person, and proclaimed universal religious toleration. Contrary to his uncle, Justin relied completely on the support of the aristocratic party. Proud of character, and faced with an empty treasury, read more

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