1951.31.4.308: Solidus of Justin I and Justinian I, Constantinople

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1951.31.4.308

People

Justinian I, Byzantine (r. c. 527 - 565 CE)
Justin I, Byzantine (r. 518 - 527 CE)

Title

Solidus of Justin I and Justinian I, Constantinople

Classification

Coins

Work Type

coin

Date

April 4 - August 1, 527 CE

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)

Period

Byzantine period, Early

Culture

Byzantine

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/146473

Physical Descriptions

Medium

gold

Metal

AV

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

4.41 g

Die Axis

6

Denomination

solidus

Inscriptions and Marks

• Obverse Inscription: DNIVSTINETIVSTINIANPPAVC; in exergue: CONOB
• Reverse Inscription: VICTORI AAVC, gamma; in exergue: CONOB

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

DOC I, 3 (p. 58)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore

Accession Year

1951

Object Number

1951.31.4.308

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obv.: Justin (l.) and Justinian (r.) seated to front on a double throne of which uprights and crossbar are shown; both figures are nimbate, with trefoil ornament on their heads, their hands clasped on their breasts; each holds a globe in l. hand and the l. knee of each is advanced; cross between heads.
Rev.: Angel facing, in tunic and pallium; in r. hand a long cross; in l., a globe-cross; in r. field, a star.

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