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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.493
People
Justinian I, Byzantine (r. c. 527 - 565 CE)
Title
Coin of Justinian I
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
539-540 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Antioch (Syria)
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/147334

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
18.39 g
Die Axis
5
Denomination
follis
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: DNIVSTINI ANVSPPAVC
  • Reverse Inscription: Large "M". To l., ANNO (downwards). To r., XIII. In ex., thetaV [with a line over both letters](PI)O. Beneath, B (very obscure).

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 1, 215b.2 (p. 142)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.493
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust facing, in helmet with plume and diadem in trefoil ornament in front, and cuirass. In r. hand holds gl. cr. On l. shoulder, shield with horseman device. In field r., cross. Rev.: M. Above, cross.

Verification Level

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