1 Solidus, Byzantine Empire, 705 - 711
date: label: date made
content: 705 - 711
name: label: maker
content: Justinian II Emperor of Byzantium
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) solidus coin, Justinian II (second reign)
label: Description (Brief)
content: Byzantine Empire, 705 - 711
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Bust of Christ facing, with Cross behind head. He has curly hair and a close beard wearing pallium and colobium, raising right hand in benediction. He holds Gospels in left hand.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: DN / IhS / ChS / REX / REGNANTIUM
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Half-length figures of Justinian and Tiberius facing, each wearing crown, divitision and chlamys, they hold between them one cross potent on two steps.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: Text: IUSTINIANUS / ET / TIbERIUS / PP
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Turkey: İstanbul province, Byzantium
label: city
content: Turkey: İstanbul province, Constantinople
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: Byzantine Coins
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content: Josiah K. Lilly Jr. Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Estate of Josiah K. Lilly
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.68.159.6082
label: catalog number
content: 68.159.6082
label: accession number
content: 283645
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: gold (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .15 cm x 2.04 cm; 1/16 in x 13/16 in