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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.411
People
Justinian I, Byzantine (r. c. 527 - 565 CE)
Title
Coin of Justinian I
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
527-565 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Thessalonica (Macedonia)
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/145671

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.84 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: DNIVSTINI ANVSPPAVI
  • Reverse Inscription: AISP. In ex., TES

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 1, 98c.1 (p. 105)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.411
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust r. with diadem, cuirass and paludamentum. Rev.: Large I, smaller, S, to l. and r. still smaller A and P, above the I there is a cross. Starts to l. and r. of cross

Verification Level

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