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electrotype
;
medallion
Object Type
electrotype
medallion
Museum number
B.11501
Description
Gold medallion. Electrotype copy of original of Justinian I medallion.
State
Associated with:
Byzantine Empire
Ancient Greece and Rome: Byzantine Empire
Authority
Ruler:
Justinian I
Production date
527-565
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Caesarea Mazaca
(i.e. the original object)
Technique
electroformed
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)
(-)