Coin of Justinian I | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1951.31.4.458
People: Justinian I, Byzantine (r. c. 527 - 565 CE)
Title: Coin of Justinian I
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 546-547 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Nikomedeia (Bithynia)
Period: Byzantine period, Early
Culture: Byzantine
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/147925

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

8.05 g

Denomination

half follis

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: DNIVSTINI ANVSPPAVC
Reverse Inscription: Large "K". To l., ANNO (downwards), Beneath, NI, to r., Date worn (XX?)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: DOC 1, 147.2 (p. 121)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year: 1951
Object Number: 1951.31.4.458
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, gl. cr. On l. shoulder, shield with horseman device. In field r., cross. Rev.: K. Above, Cross. To l., ANNO (written downward).

Verification Level

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