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Object Type
Museum number: 1869,0709.63
Denomination: tremissis
Description: Gold coin. (whole); Diademed and draped profile bust, to the right, of Justin II. (obverse); Victory standing facing, head left, holding wreath and globus cruciger; star right. (reverse)
State
Authority: Ruler: Justin II; Issuer: King Alboin (?); Issuer: Cleph, King of the Lombards (?)
Cultures/periods
Production date: 565-584 (Including interregnum years: 574-584)
Production place: Minted in: Ticinum (possibly)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Weight: 1.49 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: BZ3 / Catalogue of the Coins of the Vandals, Ostrogoths and Lombards and of the empires of Thessalonica, Nicaea and Trebizond in the British Museum (1, p.123); MEC1 / Medieval European coinage volume 1: The early Middle Ages (5th-10th centuries) (cf. 298, p.452)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; allegory/personification; classical deity
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Justin II; Representation of: Nike/Victoria/Victory
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1869
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1869,0709.63
C&M catalogue number: BZ3 (Vandals) (123) (1)

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