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About the Piece Authentic Byzantine bronze coin set in oxidized sterling silver hanging 1.75" from bail. The coin clearly shows Justin ll with Sophia seated on double throne holding globus and cruciform scepter on one side and the letter M on the other, denoting its value as 40 Nummi. Minted by the second officina in Constantinople 565-578 AD. *This piece does not come with a chain. Some historians date the beginning of the Byzantine Empire at 476 A.D. after the Roman Emperor Romulus Augustus, and it’s fall in 1453 A.D. after the Ottoman Turks conquered Constantinople. The terms Byzantine Empire and Eastern Roman Empire are both used to describe the Roman Empire of the Middle Ages when this coin was struck. The “M” represents its value, the denomination of 40 nummi.
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