Solidus of Justinian II Artist: Unknown
Mint: Constantinople (Thrace)

705–711

Numismatics

On view, 1st floor, Numismatics
Medium

Gold

Dimensions

4.36 g, 6:00, 19 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Gift of Eugene Schuyler, B.A. 1859

Accession Number

2001.87.120

Geography

Made in Constantinople

Culture

Byzantine

Period

8th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: D N IHS CHS REX REGNANTIUM Bust of Christ facing with moustache, close beard, and curly hair wearing pallium over colobium, cross behind head, holding book of gospels in l. and raising r. in benediction.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: IUSTINIANUS MULTUS AN Bust of Justinian II with moustache and close beard wearing loros and crown with cross holding cross potent on base and three steps in r. hand and in l. globus cruciger [on which is inscribed PAX].
Provenance
Eugene Schuyler, to 1878; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., 1878–2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

coins, money, solidus

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