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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.313
People
Justinian I, Byzantine (r. c. 527 - 565 CE)
Title
Coin of Justinian I
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
545-565 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/146447

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.73 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: DNIVSTINI ANVSPP
  • Reverse Inscription: VICTORI AAVCCCA. In ex., CONOB.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 1, 9a.2 (p. 70)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.313
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust facing wearing helmet with plume and diadem from which two pearls depend on either side; cuirass with three pellets in front. In r. hand, gl. cr. On l. shoulder, shield with horseman device. Rev.: Angel facing in tunic and pallium. In r. hand, long linear staff with Chi-Ro at top; in l., gl. cr. In field r., star.

Verification Level

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