Coin
About this object
History of use
"Half-Follis" (denomination) from ancient Numidia; DO# 313; Sear# 285.
Physical description
Byzantine coin of Justinian I, 527-565. Obverse: bust of Justinian I, facing forward, with diadem, cuirass, and helmet with plume; to left, he holds a globus cruciger; to left, inscription says ‘NIVST’; to right, ‘VSPPAV’. Reverse: large ‘K’; to left, ‘ANNO’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘XIIII’; above, a cross; in exergue, ‘[C]ON’.
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Materials
Date Made
540-541
Date Acquired
2 Feb 2015
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
The Rachel and David Herman Collection of Byzantine CoinsMore...
Measurements
Overall: .3 cm x 2.6 cm
Object Number
3095/274