Coin Item Number: 3095/219 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 is illegible; to right, ‘ANVSP’. Reverse: large ‘I’; to left, a cross and 'BCON'; to right, a cross and 'COPDI'; above, a cross; in exergue, 'THE[ϤP]'.
History Of Use
"Decanummium" (denomination); DO# 209; Sear# 234.
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
- 3095/219
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.1 cm, diameter 2.1 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
- 3095/0219