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ID number: BIRBI-B1211 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): 2.90 Weight (g): 13.69 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Whitting unnumbered. Glendining, 3rd May 1951, ex Lots 110/112. |
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Description: Obverse: Justin and Sophia nimbate facing, seated on backed double throne, Sophia wearing crown type DOC I 22a, Justin holding globus cruciger in r. hand, Sophia holding cross-topped sceptre in l. Reverse: M with cross floating above.
Inscriptions: Obverse: DN IVSTI …C (Our Lord Justin Emperor in perpetuity). Reverse: ANNO I (Year 1). Off. mark Δ (4). Mint mark: CON.
Bibliography: DOC I pl.L AE22.d, MIB II pl.5 AE43a
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