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ID number: BIRBI-B4395 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Maker: Justinian II; Constantinople Denomination: Follis Place made: Istanbul Culture: Byzantine Date made: 685-695 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 2.40 Weight (g): 7.47 Axis (degrees): 180.00 |

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Description: Obverse: bust of Justinian II facing, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger in r. hand. Reverse: M with cross above.
Inscriptions: Obverse: None visible. Reverse: ANNO (year). Mint mark: …O… . Off. A (1).
Bibliography: DOC II.2 Justinian II pl.XXXVII AE 18a.1; MIB III Justinian II pl.39 Küpfer 44
Notes: Excuse tag at top of obv. Attributed to Justinian II, Constantinople, first reign on grounds of wearing chlamys, presence of …O… mint mark suggests Constantinople as location when referenced against other known Constantinopolitan bronzes.
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