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Both sides of an irregularly shaped gold coin with relief decoration on each side.

On the side of the coin on the left is the bust of a man slightly facing right, wearing chest armor and helmet, with spear behind head, Latin characters surround borders. The other side of the coin depicts a winged woman advancing left, her right arm outstretched holding a large cross, Latin characters surround the borders.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.631
People
Justinian I, Byzantine (r. c. 527 - 565 CE)
Title
Gepid? or other North Balkan Imitation of a Thessalonike Solidus of Justinian
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
6th century
Period
Byzantine period
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/146420

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.31 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
solidus

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.631
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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