Coin
MOA: University of British Columbia
3095/219
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]'.
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History Of Use
"Decanummium" (denomination); DO# 209; Sear# 234.
- Type of Item coin
- Culture Byzantine
- Material bronze metal
- Measurements height 0.1 cm, diameter 2.1 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 3095/0219