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Half Tremissis of Justinian I by — VisualArtsDB
Half Tremissis of Justinian I
527–565
Medium
gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
Genre
Coins
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Medieval Art
Tags
Byzantium, Constantinople, Byzantine period
About
Tremissis means "a third of a unit," referring to this coin's value in ancient Greece.