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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.277
People
Justin I, Byzantine (r. 518 - 527 CE)
Title
Solidus of Justin I
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
519-527 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/147800

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.10 g
Denomination
solidus
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: DNIVSTI NVSPPAVC (Backwards N)
  • Reverse Inscription: VICTORI AAVCCCB. In ex., CONOB

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 1, 2b (p. 36)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.277
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust 3/4 r. wearing helmet with plume and diadem, tunic, cuirass, and paludamentum. With r. hand holds spear behind head. On l. shoulder, shield with device of horseman spearing fallen foe. Rev.: Angel facing in tunic and pallium. In r. hand long cross; in l. gl. cr. In field r., star

Verification Level

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