Coin
MOA: University of British Columbia
3095/1257
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’.
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History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); Sear# 1428.
- Type of Item coin
- Culture Byzantine
- Material bronze metal
- Measurements height 0.1 cm, diameter 1.9 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner David Herman
- Received from David Herman
- Made in Istanbul, Constantinopolis
- Creation Date between 706 and 707
- Ownership Date before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date on February 2, 2015
- Item Classes metalwork
- Condition fair
- Accession Number 3095/1257