Coin Item Number: 3095/188 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 ‘[D]NIVSTINI’; to right, ‘ANVSPPAVS’, with the 'S' in a horizontal position. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, a star; to right, a crescent facing outwards; above, a cross; beneath, possibly a version of 'Δ' (or possibly 'B'?); in exergue, '+TH[EϤ]P'.
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
- 3095/188
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.2 cm, diameter 3.2 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
- 3095/0188