The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 18, 2025

Half Tremissis of Justinian I

527–565

Byzantium, Constantinople, Byzantine period

gold
Diameter: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
Gift of Dr. Thomas S. and Marion Korllos 2004.149.b
Location: 104 Late Antiquity(not visible)

Did You Know?

Tremissis means "a third of a unit," referring to this coin's value in ancient Greece.
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