AN Solidus
Phocas, Byzantine, Constantinople, Asia Minor, Middle East
602-610
Gold
Overall: 13/16 in. (20 mm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Gift of Arthur Fairbanks, Class of 1886, in memory of his father, Henry Fairbanks, Class of 1853
27.1.29218
Geography/Culture
Asia, West Asia, Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey
Period
500-1000
Object Name
Coin
Classification
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscription
Obverse: Draped and cuirassed bust facing Reverse: Angel standing facing holding long staff and cross on globe
Provenance
Arthur Fairbanks (1864-1944), Class of 1886; given to present collection, 1927.
Old Number
hn 1018
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