1951.31.4.488: Coin of Justinian I
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1951.31.4.488
- People
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Justinian I, Byzantine (r. c. 527 - 565 CE)
- Title
- Coin of Justinian I
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 533-537 CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Antioch (Syria)
- Period
- Byzantine period, Early
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/147653
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 14.97 g
- Die Axis
- 6
- Denomination
- follis
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- Obverse Inscription: DNIVSTINI ANVSPPAVC
- Reverse Inscription: Large "M". In ex., +THEYP+ (open circle above the P). Beneath, gamma
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- DOC 1, 210c.2 (p. 138)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
- Accession Year
- 1951
- Object Number
- 1951.31.4.488
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
- Obv.: Bust r. with diadem, cuirass and paludamentum. Rev.: M. Above, cross. To l. and r., *.
Verification Level
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