12 Nummi (Coin) of a Byzantine Emperor

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Roman Period, 6th century CE

Byzantine, minted in Alexandria

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the bust of an emperor, facing right, diademed and draped. The back (reverse) shows an inscription.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Artist: Byzantine
Title: 12 Nummi (Coin) of a Byzantine Emperor
Place: Byzantine Empire (Artist's nationality)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Struck 500 CE–599 CE
Medium: Bronze
Inscriptions: Reverse: Ι+Β / ΑΛΕΞ
Dimensions: Diam.: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.)
Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection
Reference Number: 1938.1240
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Martin A. Ryerson (1856-1932) and Carrie Hutchinson Ryerson (1859-1937), Chicago; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1938.

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