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Half siliqua of Justinian I
Byzantine
Early Byzantine Period
A.D. 527–565
Mint: ., Carthage
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 14 mm. Weight: 1.08 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Edward Jackson Holmes Collection—Bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number65.282
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: bust right, with diadem, cuirass and paludamentum.
DNIVSTIN[I] [A]NVPP[AC]
Reverse: Chi-Rho in a linear circle surrounded by a wreath.
A to right of cross, [Greek letter?] to left.
DNIVSTIN[I] [A]NVPP[AC]
Reverse: Chi-Rho in a linear circle surrounded by a wreath.
A to right of cross, [Greek letter?] to left.
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