Coin Item Number: 3095/494 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Justin II, 565-578. Obverse: busts of Justin II, on left, and Sophia, on right, both facing forwards; there is a cross between their heads; inscription is mostly illegible, but to right, it may say ‘NVI’; in exergue, ‘VITA’. Reverse: large ‘K’; to left, ‘ANNO’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘VIII’ in a vertical position; above, cross; beneath, ‘S’; in exergue, ‘KAR’.
History Of Use
"Half-Follis" (denomination); DO# 199; Sear# 395.
Item History
- Made in Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia between 572 and 573
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/494
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.2 cm, diameter 2.4 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 572 and 573
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/0494