Chapter 8 — Justin II and Sophia of Byzantine Empire, Constantinople: The Follis of Love, Support & Partnership. Ancient Coin 565-578 AD. Meet the Coin Empress 👸
Chapter 8 — Justin II and Sophia of Byzantine Empire, Constantinople 565-578 AD
The Follis of Love, Support & Partneship
At the final table stood a huge and heavy AE follis of Emperor Justin II and Sophia of Byzantine Empire from Constantinople, 13.39 grams.
It's flat front-facing rigid portraits on a double throne look like less real humans & exactly like the holy golden mosaic lining the walls of ancient Byzantine churches.
CDR uses coins as a time machine to visually confirm what the world feel like when the metal was struck. Surprisingly, this coin felt very smooth, cold and pleasant to touch compared to the Roman Empire ancient coins. The actual coin actually has beautiful and unique feel compared to Roman Empire coins rough when touched. It has almost same smoothness of Tyche, Athena and Poseidon Arados 176-117 BC Coin.
Coin Empress 👸 said:
Justin II and Sophia looked out from a world where a coin could be money, marriage, theatre, and warning all at once.
Catherine imagined the palace: ceremonies in public, private arguments behind doors, and a ruler whose reputation could become verbally loud when pressure, fear, anger, or reported mental distress overwhelmed his judgment.
The sources were distant and imperfect, so she refused to turn suffering into a simple diagnosis.
Sophia’s role was not merely to tolerate.
She had to love a husband, protect an office, manage a court, and face the consequences of decisions affecting an empire.
Her patience was not silent approval. It was negotiation, care, survival, and the difficult work of keeping compassion connected to boundaries.
‘What should modern people learn?’ Catherine asked.
Sophia answered: "Public image is not the whole person, but sympathy must not erase responsibility."
Justin added: "Power magnifies weakness, so trusted people must tell the truth before harm spreads."
The follis became a lesson for CDR & LUXCAT.
While Ancient money carried its promise in metal, weight, and authority, when it comes to Modern digital currency of Decentralized Finance, it is always mandatory to add a disclaimer for volatility and that the investor is solely responsible for their own decisions & actions including their choice of their wallet.
Both applies to both physical precious-metal value as it also carries volatility same like digital assets especially if it is reflected as a digital twin.
Coin Empress 👸 said:
LUXCAT is currently digital parallelism.
Catherine understands that "a coin is never only a coin" and "finance is never only finance" — it is love, culture, art, psychology, leadership, and the story people agree to believe. It is what message the creator wants to engrave in her own coin to give it the meaning she wants.
While Aurelius-Vabalathus coin showed betrayal using a two-faced coin on obverse and reverse, Justin II and Sophia 565-578 showed en-face couples portrait sitting on a double crown throne on the obverse that reflects love, support and partnership in times of mental breakdown and mental illness of Emperor Justin II following losses from Persians.
This is another story of role and value of woman in the ancient world and in the 21st century modern era. While men plays a dominant role in most society, women have unique vision, focus and dedication to contribute and innovate the society which deserve equal respect. As the saying goes, "Behind every man's success comes from a woman's support."
Catherine values the importance of giving and receiving sincere love and support in times of mental stress and environmental chaos.
A True Ally will always be there no matter what happens.
My Beautiful Lady Lux Cat
LUXCAT
❤️CDR
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