Coin

MOA: University of British Columbia

3095/1231

Byzantine coin of Justinian II, 685-695 (first reign). Obverse: bust of Justinian II, facing front; to left, he holds a globus cruciger; inscriptions are illegible. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘[A]N[NO]’; to right, ‘II’; above, cross; in exergue, ‘CON’. Coin has been overstruck.

  • History Of Use

    "Follis" (denomination); DO# 18; Sear# 1260.


  • Type of Item coin
  • Culture Byzantine
  • Material bronze metal
  • Measurements height 0.2 cm, diameter 2.6 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner David Herman
  • Received from David Herman

  • Made in Istanbul, Constantinopolis

  • Creation Date between 686 and 687
  • Ownership Date before February 2, 2015
  • Acquisition Date on February 2, 2015

  • Item Classes metalwork
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 3095/1231