Follis
31-50-383
From: Israel | Beth Shean
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
Object Number | 31-50-383 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Byzantine |
Provenience | Israel | Beth Shean |
Archaeology Area | Room 1549, NE, level V |
Manufacture Location | Constantinople |
Creator | Justin II |
Locus | Room 1549, N.E. |
Period | Justin II |
Date Made | 565-578 CE |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Bronze |
Iconography | Justin II | Globe | Sophia | Sceptre | Throne |
Description | Newell: Byzantine “Constantinople, Justin II, 565-78 AD Obverse: D N ISTINVS P P AVG. Justin II (on l.), nimbate and holding globe; Sophia (on r.) also nimbate and holding scepter, seated facing on double throne. Reverse: Large M, surmounted by a cross. On l. ANNO; on r. [Latin]; beneath E; in the exergue, CON." |
Outside Diameter | 2.7 cm |
Credit Line | Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1931 |
Other Number | 30-12-110 - Field No SF |
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