Coin; AU; Quinarius; Byzantine. Justinian, 527-565 AD. Obverse: DN IVSTINIANVS P P AVG, bust r. laureate. Reverse: VICTORIA AVGGG, angel r. with shield and cross/sword; in exergue, CO NOB
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Constantinople (ancient city)
Verbatim coll. place:
Three mints that produced gold coinage at this time were Catania, Thessalonica, and Constantinople
Culture or time period:
Justinian Dynasty (518–602 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Gold (metal)
Person depicted:
Justinian I (Emperor of the East)
Inscription:
R VICTORIA AVGGG. CONOB and Dominus IVSTINIANVS P Pater Patriae ARGustus