604-605 AD., Phocas, Antiochia mint, overstrike on Justin II, Nikomedia mint, Follis, Sear BC 671 on 369.
Phocas, Antiochia mint, 604-605 AD., overstrike on Justin II, Nikomedia mint, officina 2, dated regnal year 4, 568-569 AD.,
Follis (28-30 mm / 13,41 g), bronze, axes coin alignment ↑↓ (180°) for Phocas, axes irregular alignment ↑↙ (ca. 210°) for Justin II,
Obv.: [D N IVSTI - NVS P P AV]C , Justin, on l., and Sophia, on r., seated facing on double throne, both nimbate; he holds globus cruciger, she holds cruciform sceptre; overstrike of Phocas-reverse, A / N / N / O visible at 6 to 3 o´clock, year III (?) at 10, [THЄ]YP at 12-2 and cross at 8.
Rev.: large M (value mark = 40 Nummi) between [A / N / N / O] and II / II (dated regnal year 4 (2+2), 568-569 AD.), cross above, officina letter B (= 2) beneath, mint mark NIK-o in exergue; overstrike of Phocas obverse, D N FOC[A] visible at 10-12, NЄ PЄ AVC at 5-7, [Phocas (on l.) and Leontia (on r.) standing facing, only lower parts visible at 9-10].
Sear BC 671 on 369 .