Solidus of Justinian I
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Title
Solidus of Justinian I
Subject
Solidus of Justinian I, Byzantine, Constantinople, c. 538-45, gold, 4.49 g, Cambridge, MA, Harvard Art Museums.
Description
Obverse Inscription: DNIVSTINI ANVSPP
D(ominus) N(oster) Iustinianus P(er) P(etuus) AVG(ustus) ("Our Lord Justinian, Eternal Emperor").
A frontal bust portrait of the emperor wearing a helmet, diadem, and cuirass. In his hand is a globus cruciger.
Reverse Inscription: VICTORI AAVCCC, at end, theta. In ex., CONOB.
Victoria Augustorum [officina] Θ (“Victory of the Augusti”)
An angel holds a cross and a globus cruciger. At right, a star.
CONOB is the mint mark, indicating that it was struck at Constantinople.
D(ominus) N(oster) Iustinianus P(er) P(etuus) AVG(ustus) ("Our Lord Justinian, Eternal Emperor").
A frontal bust portrait of the emperor wearing a helmet, diadem, and cuirass. In his hand is a globus cruciger.
Reverse Inscription: VICTORI AAVCCC, at end, theta. In ex., CONOB.
Victoria Augustorum [officina] Θ (“Victory of the Augusti”)
An angel holds a cross and a globus cruciger. At right, a star.
CONOB is the mint mark, indicating that it was struck at Constantinople.
Source
https://hvrd.art/o/145086
Publisher
Harvard Art Museums. 1951.31.4.312
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Citation
“Solidus of Justinian I,” HAA Image Hosting, accessed May 9, 2026, https://haaimagehosting.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/293.
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