Coin of Justinian II | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1951.31.4.1052
People: Justinian II, Byzantine (r. 685-695; co-r. 705-711)
Title: Coin of Justinian II
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 705 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period: Byzantine period, Early
Culture: Byzantine
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/75290

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

4.07 g

Denomination

half follis

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: dNIYSTINIANYSETTIbE RIYSP.
Reverse Inscription: Large "K". To l., ANNO (downwards). To r., R (backwards) XX (R to the l. of stacked XX)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: DOC 2.2, 13b.4 (p. 657)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year: 1951
Object Number: 1951.31.4.1052
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: To l., bust of Justinian, with short beard, and to r., bust of Tiberius, smaller and beardless, each wearing chlamys and crown with cross. They hold betwen them patriarchal cross on globe inscribed PAX; at intersections of patriarchal cross, X's.

Rev.: K. Above, cross.

Verification Level

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