Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.550: Follis of Justin II, Constantinople Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Follis of Justin II, Constantinople (Justin II) , 1951.31.4.550,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/196514. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.550 People Justin II, Byzantine (r. 565 - 578 CE) Title Follis of Justin II, Constantinople Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 574-575 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace) Period Byzantine period, Early Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/196514 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze Metal AE Technique Struck Dimensions 13.19 g Die Axis 6 Denomination follis Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: DNIVSTI NVSPPAVC Reverse Inscription: Large "M". To l., ANNO (downwards). In ex., CON. To r., X. Beneath, epsilon State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number DOC 1, 38e.1 (p. 212) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.550 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obv.: Justin, on l. and Sophia on r., seated, nimbate, on double lyre-backed throne. He holds in r. hand, gl. cr., she holds cruciform scepter. Rev.: M. Above, cross. [old description] reverse axis 6 o'clock Obverse: Justin II and Sophia, seated, crowned clockwise from lower left, D[OMINVS] N[OSTER] IVST[I] NVS P[ER]P[ETVVS] AVC[VSTVS] (Our Lord Justin Eternal Augustus} Reverse: at center large M (mark of value = 40 nummi) ; within M, E (workhop 5); at left, vertical, and right of M, ANNO X (year 10 of Justin's reign); in exergue, CON (mintmark of Constantinople); cross above Publication History Alfred R. Bellinger, ed., Catalogue of Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection (Washington, D.C, 1992), vol. 1, 212, cat. 38e.I, pl. 51 Ioli Kalavrezou, Byzantine Women and Their World, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2003), p. 94/figs. 34a, 34b Exhibition History Byzantine Women and Their World, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/25/2002 - 04/28/2003 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
