Solidus of Justin I | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1951.31.4.276
People: Justin I, Byzantine (r. 518 - 527 CE)
Title: Solidus of Justin I
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 519-527 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period: Byzantine period, Early
Culture: Byzantine
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/147509

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Gold

Metal

AV

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

4.45 g

Denomination

solidus

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: DNIVSTI NVSPPAVC
Reverse Inscription: VICTORI AAVCCCA. In ex., CONOB.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: DOC 1, 2a (p. 36)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year: 1951
Object Number: 1951.31.4.276
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Bust 3/4 r. wearing helmet with plume and diadem, tunic, cuirass, and paludamentum. With r. hand holds spear behind head. On l. shoulder, shield with device of horseman spearing fallen foe. Rev.: Angel facing in tunic and pallium. In r. hand long cross; in l. gl. cr. In field r., star

Verification Level

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