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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.278
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/147801

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.76 g
Denomination
solidus
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: DNIVSTI NVSPPAVC
  • Reverse Inscription: VICTORI AAVCCCZ. In ex. CONOB

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

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

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.278
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 (no pellets on breastplate). 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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