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5 nummi (pentanummium) of Justin II (?)
Byzantine
Early Byzantine Period
A.D. 565–578
Mint: Constantinople
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 17 mm. Weight: 2.94 gm. Die axis: 9
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4855
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: monogram
Reverse: E B to right
Reverse: E B to right
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.