{"product_id":"justin-ii-with-sophia-follis-byzantine-empire-bronze-coin-565-578-ad","title":"Justin II with Sophia Follis • 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 shared reign of Justin II and Sophia, this bronze follis circulated through the heart of the Byzantine Empire. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eIt passed between soldiers receiving pay, merchants counting change, and families buying bread in crowded streets. This was real money, heavy and familiar in the hand. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eSomeone once trusted this coin to carry value through an ordinary day nearly fifteen centuries ago. Their world faded. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eThe coin endured. Still solid. Still real.\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. Marble streets worn by generations. Markets filled with trade and quiet fear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoldiers stand watch as wars drain the treasury and uncertainty fills the air. Inside the palace, an unusual sight shapes the empire, an emperor and empress ruling side by side. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bronze follis once mattered deeply. It may have bought bread and oil for a family trying to live normally as taxes rose. It could have passed through a merchant’s hands while rumors of imperial instability spread. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHands shaped by routine, anxiety, and survival carried this coin forward. People who lived through wars, political tension, and fear for Byzantium’s future.\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\/1w6pzg9GkvCivZJqpQzkL-VJpoaGAq9GA\/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":47798352576667,"sku":null,"price":64.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/8793\/2827\/files\/HB-26000028_2.png?v=1767656178","url":"https:\/\/heldbefore.com\/products\/justin-ii-with-sophia-follis-byzantine-empire-bronze-coin-565-578-ad","provider":"Held Before","version":"1.0","type":"link"}