Coin
MOA: University of British Columbia
3095/1258
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; inscriptions are illegible. Reverse: large ‘K’; to left, ‘ANN[O]’ in a vertical position; above, cross.
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History Of Use
"Half-Follis" (denomination); DO# 14-15; Sear# 1431.
- Type of Item coin
- Culture Byzantine
- Material bronze metal
- Measurements height 0.1 cm, diameter 1.5 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner David Herman
- Received from David Herman
- Made in Istanbul, Constantinopolis
- Creation Date between 705 and 711
- Ownership Date before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date on February 2, 2015
- Item Classes metalwork
- Condition fair
- Accession Number 3095/1258