Solidus

Justin II
Byzantine
Constantinople
Asia Minor
Middle East

Share

565-578

Gold

Weight: 5 g

Diameter: 13/16 in. (21 mm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Arthur Fairbanks, Class of 1886, in memory of his father, Henry Fairbanks, Class of 1853

27.1.29202

Geography

Place Made: Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey, West Asia, Asia

Period

500-1000

Object Name

Coin

Research Area

Numismatics: Greek and Roman

Not on view

Inscriptions

Obverse: Helmeted, cuirassed bust facing Reverse: Constantinopolis seated facing

Provenance

Arthur Fairbanks (1864-1944), Class of 1886; given to present collection, 1927.

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