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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