Coin of Justinian II
CoinsByzantine7th-8th century

Coin of Justinian II

705-711 CE

Artists

Justinian IICoin Constituent

Description

Obv.: Bust of Christ, facing, with mustache, bearde added as row of pellets, and curly hair; wearing pallium over colobium. R. hand raised in benediction; l. holds book of Gospels. Behind head, cross. Rev.: To l., half-length figure of Justinian, bearded, wearing crown with cross on circlet, divitision, and chlamys. To r., half-length figure of Tiberius, beardless, similarly clad. They hold cross potent on globe. Pierced.

Classification
Coins
Technique
Struck
Medium
Gold
Culture
Byzantine
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Century
7th-8th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

2.07 g

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