Coin Item Number: 3095/223 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Justinian I, 527-565. Obverse: bust of Justinian I, facing forward; to left, he holds a globus cruciger; to right, there is a cross; to left, inscription is illegible; to right, it says 'VSP'. Reverse: large ‘K’; to left, ‘ANNO’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘XI'; above, a cross; beneath, ‘SO’; in exergue, ‘[CA]R’.
History Of Use
"Half-Follis" (denomination); DO# 294 ?; Sear# 266 ?
Item History
- Made in Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia between 539 and 543
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/223
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.1 cm, diameter 3.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Previous Owner
- David Herman
- Received from
- David Herman (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia
When
- Creation Date
- between 539 and 543
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/0223