Coin of Justinian II | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1951.31.4.1019
People: Justinian II, Byzantine (r. 685-695; co-r. 705-711)
Title: Coin of Justinian II
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 685-695 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Syracuse (Sicily)
Period: Byzantine period, Early
Culture: Byzantine
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/75341

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

3.18 g

Denomination

follis

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: None.
Reverse Inscription: Large "M". In ex., SCL.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: DOC 2.2, 53.4 (p. 596)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year: 1951
Object Number: 1951.31.4.1019
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Bust facing, bearded, wearing jeweled robe and crown with cross. In l. hand, gl. cr; in r., akakia. Traces of two earlier strikings, neither identifiable, one with a large bust and cross on crown.

Rev.: M. Above, Imperial monogram. Traces of two earlier strikings, with SCL of one and crown with cross of another.

Verification Level

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