{"product_id":"justin-ii-with-sophia-decanummium-byzantine-empire-bronze-coin-565-578-ad","title":"Justin II with Sophia Decanummium • Byzantine Empire • Bronze Coin • 565-578 AD","description":"\u003ch6\u003eAbout\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eStruck during the joint reign of Justin II and Sophia, this bronze decanummium circulated through towns and marketplaces of the Byzantine Empire. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eIt passed through the hands of merchants, craftsmen, and families buying daily necessities. This was small change, light and familiar in the palm, used without ceremony. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eSomeone once trusted this exact type of coin during an ordinary moment nearly fifteen centuries ago. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eThat life faded. The coin remains.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou will receive the exact coin pictured.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWho held this before?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePicture Constantinople during a fragile reign. Markets hum with trade and quiet worry. Soldiers patrol the walls as distant wars drain the empire. Inside the palace, something unusual shapes daily life, an emperor and an empress ruling together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis small bronze coin once mattered. It may have bought bread or oil for a family trying to live normally as uncertainty grew. It could have passed through a merchant’s hands while rumors spread of Justin II’s instability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerhaps someone paused to notice both faces on the coin, Justin II and Empress Sophia, a rare sign of shared power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHands shaped by routine, anxiety, and endurance carried this coin forward. People who lived through political tension and fear for the future of Byzantium.\u003cbr\u003eTheir lives ended. Their struggles faded.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe coin endured.\u003cbr\u003eNow it rests in your hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eCoa\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1vIJWlnq0l9g1YeMnodXVj_X4jf1_isSE\/view?usp=sharing\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eView the Certificate of Authenticity for this coin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Held Before","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47798463398043,"sku":null,"price":64.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/8793\/2827\/files\/HB-26000036_1_1.png?v=1767659167","url":"https:\/\/heldbefore.com\/products\/justin-ii-with-sophia-decanummium-byzantine-empire-bronze-coin-565-578-ad","provider":"Held Before","version":"1.0","type":"link"}