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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.279
People
Justin I, Byzantine (r. 518 - 527 CE)
Title
Solidus of Justin I, Constantinople
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
519-527
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/147914

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.52 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
solidus
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: DNIVSTI NVSPPAVC
  • Reverse Inscription: VICTORI AAVCCCI. In ex. CONOB

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC I, 2i (p. 36)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.279
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Three-fourths bust of Justin I wearing helmet with plume and diadem, tunic, cuirass and paludamentum. With r. hand he holds a spear behind his head; on l. shoulder, a shield with the device of a horseman spearing a fallen foe.
Rev.: An angel facing, wearing tunic and pallium; in r. hand, a long cross; in l., a globe-cross; in field at r., a star.

Verification Level

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