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Solidus with Justin I and Justinian I seated on a throne
Byzantine, Constantinople
Reign of Justin I and Justinian I
4 April-1 August 527
Mint: Constantinople
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 4.41 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.344
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: To left Justin, to right, Justinian, both seated facing, nimbate with trefoil ornament on heads, their hands clasped on their breasts. Left knee of Justin advanced, right knee of Justinian.
DNIVSTINETIVSTINIANPPAV In exergue: CONOB
Reverse: Angel facing, in tunic and pallium. In right hand, long cross; in left, globus cruciger. In field right, star. In exergue: CONOB
VICTORI AAVCCC (followed by Greek letter theta)
DNIVSTINETIVSTINIANPPAV In exergue: CONOB
Reverse: Angel facing, in tunic and pallium. In right hand, long cross; in left, globus cruciger. In field right, star. In exergue: CONOB
VICTORI AAVCCC (followed by Greek letter theta)
Provenance1935, anonymous gift to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 4, 1935)