Coin

MOA: University of British Columbia

3095/164

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.


  • Type of Item coin
  • Culture Byzantine
  • Material bronze metal
  • Measurements height 0.3 cm, diameter 3.1 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner David Herman
  • Received from David Herman

  • Made in Antioch

  • Creation Date between 529 and 533
  • Ownership Date before February 2, 2015
  • Acquisition Date on February 2, 2015

  • Item Classes metalwork
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 3095/0164