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ID number:  BIRBI-B1244
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey
Maker:  Justin II; Sophia; Constantinople
Denomination:  Follis
Place made:  Istanbul
Culture:  Byzantine
Date made:  571-572
Metal:  Base metal
Diameter (cm):  3.20
Weight (g):  15.26
Axis (degrees):  180.00
Provenance:  Haines 3082. Spink, 1956.
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Description:  Obverse: Justin and Sophia nimbate facing, seated on backed double throne, Sophia wearing crown type DOC 27.b, Justin holding globus cruciger in r.hand, Sophia holding cross-topped sceptre in l. Reverse: M with Chi Rho floating above, off. Mark Γ beneath.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: ▪N IVISI AYS PP AYI (Our Lord Justin Emperor in perpetuity). Reverse: ANNO GI (Year 7). Mint mark: CON.

Bibliography:  DOC I pl.L AE33c, MIB pl.5 AE43d

4 Related People

Sophia
Byzantine
Before 530
After 600
Constantinople
Roman;Byzantine


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Haines, Geoffrey Colton
British
1899
1981-09-14
Justin II
Byzantine
c.520
October 578
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