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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2007.257
People
Justin II, Byzantine (r. 565 - 578 CE)
Title
Follis of Justin II, Antioch
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
571-572
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Antioch (Syria)
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/27288

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Stamped
Dimensions
14.67 g
Die Axis
6
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: M ANNO II III

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Martin J. Deeran, Purchased form, 1995, Gift to HUAM, 1995.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC I, 152b.1

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of David Gordon Mitten in memory of H. Bartlett Wells, Harvard College Class of 1929, and Margareta Viesca Wells
Accession Year
2007
Object Number
2007.257
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Justin and Sophia nimbate, facing on double throne; they hold between them a globe surmounted by a long cross and in their hands long scepters.

Verification Level

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