Solidus of Justin I | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1951.31.4.278
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/147801

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Gold

Metal

AV

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

3.76 g

Denomination

solidus

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: DNIVSTI NVSPPAVC
Reverse Inscription: VICTORI AAVCCCZ. In ex. CONOB

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

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

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year: 1951
Object Number: 1951.31.4.278
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 (no pellets on breastplate). 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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