A gold Early-Medieval pseudo-Imperial tremissis of Justinian I (AD 527-565), dating to the period c.AD 527-565.
Obverse: D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVC, Diademed and cuirassed bust in paludamentum right.
Reverse: VICTORIA ACVSTORVI, Victory walking right looking left holding wreath and globe cruciger.
Mintmark: - *//COM(OB)
Diameter: 14mm. Weight: 1.48g.
For the official prototype of Justinian from Constantinople cf. MIBE p.115, no. 19. This is probably a Merovingian pseudo-Imperial issue, cf. MEC I, pp. 464-465, pl. 18, nos. 356-357; Belfort cf. no. 5285.
A gold Early-Medieval pseudo-Imperial tremissis of Justinian I (AD 527-565), dating to the period c.AD 527-565.
Obverse: D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVC, Diademed and cuirassed bust in paludamentum right.
Reverse: VICTORIA ACVSTORVI, Victory walking right looking left holding wreath and globe cruciger.
Mintmark: - *//COM(OB)
Diameter: 14mm. Weight: 1.48g.
For the official prototype of Justinian from Constantinople cf. MIBE p.115, no. 19. This is probably a Merovingian pseudo-Imperial issue, cf. MEC I, pp. 464-465, pl. 18, nos. 356-357; Belfort cf. no. 5285.
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BM-D2E88D
BM-D2E88D
- *//COM(OB)
Gold
0527
0567
14.
1.48
Tremissis
Denomination
14.
Diameter
1.48
Weight
obverse
D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVC
reverse
VICTORIA ACVSTORVI
South East
Excavated, discovered at, or find spot of object
GB
en-GB
The Trustees of the British Museum
The Trustees of the British Museum
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Gold
Primary material of object
Complete
Diademed and cuirassed bust in paludamentum right.
Diademed and cuirassed bust in paludamentum right.
D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVC
Obverse of coin
Victory walking right looking left holding wreath and globe cruciger.
Victory walking right looking left holding wreath and globe cruciger.
Reverse
VICTORIA ACVSTORVI
Wickhambreaux
Wickhambreaux
51.295435
51.295435
1.197251
1.197251
Canterbury
Kent
By Attribution 3.0
The period from for the object
Attribute as courtesy of the British Museum
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0527
0567
The issuer of the coin
Method of manufacture