Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 240 (Late Roman bronze coin)
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Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
565
Not before (date)
400
Comment
Coin dated 5th-mid-6th centuries
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Preservation comment
Wear: P/aG. Slight chipped edge; extensive, slight pitting and gouging.
Published as
KenchreaiIII
, p. 57, no. 759 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine”)
Axis (1-12)
10
Has denomination
Nummus
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
9.0
Numismatic Weight (g)
1.07
Obverse Description
Diademed and draped bust of emperor to right
Reverse Inscription
Uncertain from (large Α with bent bar and serifs?); within beaded border (traces)
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 240 (Late Roman bronze coin).” In
Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0240>