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5 nummi (pentanummium) of Justinian I
Byzantine
Early Byzantine Period
A.D. 527–565
Mint: Constantinople
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 13 mm. Weight: 1.80 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Edward Jackson Holmes Collection—Bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number65.279
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: diademed, draped bust of Justinian I facing right.
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Reverse: E in a circle; cross to right.
Note in Dumbarton Oaks "Probably Western"
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Reverse: E in a circle; cross to right.
Note in Dumbarton Oaks "Probably Western"
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ProvenanceBy date unknown: Edward Jackson Holmes (1873-1950) Collection; 1932-1941 and 1949-1965: lent by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes to MFA; 1965: bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes to MFA, March 10, 1965