Coin Item Number: 3095/577 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Justin II, 565-578. Obverse: Justin II, on left, and Sophia, on right, both enthroned; Justin II holds a globus cruciger; Sophia holds a cruciform sceptre; both rulers have haloes; to left, inscription says ‘DNIVSTI’; to right, ‘NV…PPA’. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘ANNO’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘IIII’ in a vertical position, with another letter to the right of that, which may be intentional or may be a misleading deposit or scratch; above, cross; beneath, ‘A’; in exergue, ‘NIKO’.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 94; Sear# 369.
Item History
- Made in Izmit, Turkey and Nicomedia, Turkey between 568 and 569
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/577
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.2 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
- Izmit, Turkey and Nicomedia, Turkey
When
- Creation Date
- between 568 and 569
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3095/0577