BYZANTIUM · 6TH C. · EMPIRE
Solidus of Justinian
Solidus of Justinian I · 18k gold pendant
Byzantine gold struck under Justinian, the emperor who codified Roman law and raised Hagia Sophia. Reversible 18k gold setting.
€2.450UNIQUE PIECE · 1 AVAILABLE
Pendant with reversible setting included.
ADD CHAIN — OPTIONALMaterial and length
Pendant €2.450Total €2.450
Includes a numbered, sealed certificate of authenticity.
✦Reversible setting — the coin is not altered.
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THE RECORD · DOCUMENTED
What you hold, exactly
EMPERORJustinian I
REIGN527 – 565 AD
ORIGINConstantinople
MINTConstantinople
DATEc. 545 AD
METALGold (solidus) · 4.5 g · 21 mm
OBVERSEFacing bust of Justinian with globus cruciger
REVERSEStanding angel holding long cross
REFERENCESear 140
THE MEANING
The Byzantine solidus held its weight in gold for seven hundred years — the dollar of the Middle Ages.
Justinian dreamed of restoring the Roman Empire and his coin travelled from Ravenna to Jerusalem.
“The gold that did not devalue in seven hundred years now rests upon you.”
Nº AD · BYZ-0067
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
Guarantee of origin and authenticity
We certify that this coin is an original piece of antiquity, identified and catalogued. The document accompanies the piece and includes its full record and acquisition traceability.
VIEW CERTIFICATE →THE REVERSIBLE SETTING
We never touch the coin
01
No solder, no piercing
A bespoke ring embraces the coin's edge. No part is modified or damaged.
02
Releasable at any time
You can remove it and keep it as a coin. It remains numismatics, not scrap jewellery.
03
Keeps its full value
Unaltered, the piece keeps its numismatic and historical value intact.
Total€2.450