1951.31.4.285: Half Follis of Justin I, Constantinople
Coins
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1951.31.4.285
- People
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Justin I, Byzantine (r. 518 - 527 CE)
- Title
- Half Follis of Justin I, Constantinople
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 518-527
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
- Period
- Byzantine period, Early
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/146466
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 7.74 g
- Die Axis
- 1
- Denomination
- half follis
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- Obverse Inscription: DNIVSTI NVSPPAVC
- Reverse Inscription: Large "K. To r., gamma,
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- DOC I, 15c.1 (p. 43)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
- Accession Year
- 1951
- Object Number
- 1951.31.4.285
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obv.: Bust of Justin I r., wearing diadem, cuirass and paludamentum.
Rev.: 'K'; to l., a long cross; above and below r. arms of the 'K', stars; at r., a gamma.
Verification Level
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