electrotype; medallion

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Object Type: electrotype; medallion
Museum number: B.11501
Description: Gold medallion. Electrotype copy of original of Justinian I medallion.
State
Authority
Production date: 527-565
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Caesarea Mazaca (i.e. the original object)
Technique
Curator's comments: Electrotype copy of the Justinian medallion, the original was found near Caesarea in Cappadocia in 1751 but stolen from the French royal collection in 1831 and presumed destroyed. CEM266 and CEM216242 are copied from this electrotype.
Bibliographic references: Buckton 1994 / Byzantium: Treasures of Byzantine art and culture from British collections (61); Cormack & Vassilaki 2008 / Byzantium 330-1453 (29)
Location: Not on display
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: B.11501
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: HSBC.1279b (Money Gallery Exhibited)
C&M catalogue number: BZ1 (Byzantine 1) (25) (-)

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