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20 nummi (half follis) of Justinian II (first reign)
Byzantine
Early Byzantine Period
A.D. 685–695
Mint: Constantinople
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 3.00 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4847
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: bust of Justinian II facing, bearded, wearing crown with cross, and chlamys.
Reverse: K, [A]NNO to left, effaced numeral to right, E below
Appears to be overstruck on a fourth part of an older follis.
Reverse: K, [A]NNO to left, effaced numeral to right, E below
Appears to be overstruck on a fourth part of an older follis.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.