Coin Item Number: 3095/1257 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Justinian II, 705-711 (second reign). Obverse: busts of Justinian II, to left, and Tiberius, his son, to right; each wears a chlamys and a crown with cross; between them, they hold the patriarchal cross resting on a globe, a variation on the Christian cross; within the cross, it says ‘PAX’; to left and right, inscriptions are illegible. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘ANNO’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘XXII’ in a vertical position; above, cross; beneath, ‘B’; in exergue, ‘CON’.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); Sear# 1428.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 706 and 707
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/1257
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.1 cm, diameter 1.9 cm
Who
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Previous Owner
- David Herman
- Received from
- David Herman (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey
When
- Creation Date
- between 706 and 707
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/1257