Coin
MOA: University of British Columbia
3095/1678
Byzantine coin of Justinian II, 685-695 (first reign). Obverse: bust of Justinian II, facing front; he wears a chlamys; to left, he holds a globus cruciger; to left, inscription says ‘IϤSTINI’; to right, ‘ANVSP’. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘ANNO’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘II’; above ‘II’, cross; above ‘M’, cross; beneath ‘M’, there is ‘E’; in exergue, ‘CON’.
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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 3095/1678