1951.31.4.444: Coin of Justinian I
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1951.31.4.444
- People
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Justinian I, Byzantine (r. c. 527 - 565 CE)
- Title
- Coin of Justinian I
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 545-546 CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Nikomedeia (Bithynia)
- Period
- Byzantine period, Early
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/147959
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 20.37 g
- Die Axis
- 6
- Denomination
- follis
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: DNIVSTINI ANVSPPAVC
- Reverse Inscription: Large "M". To l., ANNO (up-->down). In ex., NIK. To r., XVIIII (X above V above II above II). Beneath, B
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- DOC 1, 125b.1 (p. 116)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
- Accession Year
- 1951
- Object Number
- 1951.31.4.444
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- 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.: M. Above, cross. To l., ANNO (up-->down).
Verification Level
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