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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.465
People
Justinian I, Byzantine (r. c. 527 - 565 CE)
Title
Coin of Justinian I
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
540-541 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Kyzikos (Mysia)
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/147686

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
23.56 g
Die Axis
5
Denomination
follis
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: DNIVSTINI ANVSPPAVC
  • Reverse Inscription: Large "M". To l., ANNO (downwards). In ex., KVZ. To r., XIIII (X above II above II). Beneath, A (pellets on either side).

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 1, 166a.1 (p. 125)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.465
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 and cuirass. In r. hand holds gl. cr. On l. shoulder, shield with horseman device. In field r., cross. Rev.: M, above, cross. To l., ANNO (downwards).

Verification Level

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