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Numismatics ID number: BIRBI-B1251 Object type: Coin Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: P. D. Whitting Collection Collector: Whitting, Philip D. Maker: Justin II; Sophia; Constantinople Denomination: Follis Place made: Istanbul Culture: Byzantine Date made: 570-572 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 3.00 Weight (g): 14.08 Axis (degrees): 0.00 Provenance: Whitting 0540. |
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Description: Obverse: Justin and Sophia nimbate facing, seated on backed double throne, Sophia wearing crown type DOC 32.e.1, Justin holding globus cruciger in r.hand, Sophia holding cross-topped sceptre in l. Reverse: M with Chi Rho floating above, off. Mark E beneath. Inscriptions: Obverse: OA IVSTI NVS PP AI... (Our Lord Justin Emperor in perpetuity). Reverse: ANNO G/GI (Year 6/7). Mint mark: CON. Bibliography: DOC I pl.L AE29e/33e, MIB pl.5 AE43d Notes: Whitting could not decide between G and GI - very difficult to tell |
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4 Related People | |
| Whitting, Philip David British 1903 1988 | |
| Sophia Byzantine Before 530 After 600 | |
| Justin II Byzantine c.520 October 578 | |
| Constantinople Roman;Byzantine | |
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