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ID number:  BIRBI-B1206
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:  565-566
Metal:  Base metal
Diameter (cm):  3.20
Weight (g):  14.58
Axis (degrees):  180.00
Provenance:  Whitting 0299.
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Description:  Obverse: Justin and Sophia nimbate facing, seated on backed double throne, Sophia wearing crown type MIB II 43a, Justin holding globus cruciger in r. hand, Sophia holding cross-topped sceptre in l. Reverse: M with cross floating above.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: DN… NV… PP AVC (Our Lord Justin Emperor in perpetuity). Reverse: ANNO I (Year 1). Off. mark A (1). Mint mark: CON.

Bibliography:  DOC I pl.L AE22.a, MIB II pl.5 AE43a

4 Related People

Constantinople
Roman;Byzantine


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Whitting, Philip David
British
1903
1988
Justin II
Byzantine
c.520
October 578
Sophia
Byzantine
Before 530
After 600
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