Gold Tremissis of Emperor Justinian I
Unknown
527–602 · Gold · Medieval Art
Through the 400s and 500s, the Visigoths minted gold coins mimicking Byzantine imperial coins. Early Visigothic issues closely resemble their imperial models, but by the mid-500s the images and inscriptions had strayed far from Byzantine designs. In the late 500s and 600s, Visigothic rulers minted coins in their own names and showed themselves in simple frontal portraits.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 527–602
- Medium
- Gold
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Department
- Medieval Art
- Credit line
- Gift of Darius Ogden Mills, 1904
