Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.310: Coin of Justinian I Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Coin of Justinian I (Justinian I) , 1951.31.4.310,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/146475. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.310 People Justinian I, Byzantine (r. c. 527 - 565 CE) Title Coin of Justinian I Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 527-538 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace) Period Byzantine period, Early Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/146475 Physical Descriptions Medium Gold Metal AV Technique Struck Dimensions 4.34 g Die Axis 6 Denomination solidus Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: DNIVSTINI ANVSPPAVC Reverse Inscription: VICTORI AAVCCCA, In ex., CONOB State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number DOC 1, 4 (p. 68) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.310 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obv.: Bust 3/4 r. wearing cuirass with three pellets in front and helmet with plume, trefoil ornament and diadem the ties of which do not show. With r. hand holds spear behind head. The locks of hair to r. have become a mere dissociated dot. On l. shoulder, shield with horseman device. Rev.: Angel facing in tunic and pallium. In r. hand long linear cross; in l., gl. cr. In field r., star. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu