Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: Co 190 (Late Roman dekanummion of Justinian I from Constantinople)

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Type: Inventoried Coin
Not after (date): 559
Not before (date): 558
Comment: Coin dated 558/559 CE.
Comment: JLR 2024: Coin not found and examined. Identified here as in Kenchreai III. Lost in 1968 with Hassia?
Logical part of: Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification: Coin
Comparanda: DOCI Justinian 90-91, p. 101
Published as: KenchreaiIII, p. 66, no. 1029 (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12): 6
Has denomination: Dekanummion
Numismatic Authority: Justinian I (527-565)
Numismatic Diameter (mm): 17.0
Numismatic Mint: Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g): 2.87
Obverse Description: Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border
Obverse Inscription: D N IVSTI-NIANVS
Reverse Description: Denomination, dated, and mintmark within dotted border
Reverse Inscription: Large I; above, cross; to left and right, A|N|N|O - X|X|X|II; below, CON
Belongs to Historical Period: Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material: Bronze (Material)
Suggested citation: “Co 190 (Late Roman dekanummion of Justinian I from Constantinople).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0190>