Coin Item Number: 3095/164 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Justinian I, 527-565. Obverse: Justinian I, enthroned, with diadem; to left, he holds a sceptre; to right, he holds a globus cruciger; to left, inscription says ‘DNIVSTINI’; to right, ‘ANVSPPAV’. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, a star; to right, a crescent facing outwards; above, a cross; beneath, '[B]'; in exergue, '[+T]HEϤP'.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 206; Sear# 214.
Item History
- Made in Antioch, Hatay, Turkey between 529 and 533
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/164
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.3 cm, diameter 3.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Previous Owner
- David Herman
- Received from
- David Herman (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Antioch, Hatay, Turkey
When
- Creation Date
- between 529 and 533
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/0164