Coin
About this object
History of use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 198; Sear# 393.
Physical description
Byzantine coin of Justin II, 565-578. Obverse: busts of Justin II, on left, and Sophia, on right, both facing forwards; there is a cross between their heads; to left, inscription is illegible; above, it says ‘NOE’; to right, ‘OFIAAC’; in exergue, ‘VITA’. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘ANNO’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘[V]III’ in a vertical position; above, cross; beneath, ‘S’; in exergue, ‘KAR’.
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Materials
Date Made
572-573
Date Acquired
2 Feb 2015
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
The Rachel and David Herman Collection of Byzantine CoinsMore...
Measurements
Overall: .3 cm x 2.9 cm
Object Number
3095/495