Co 282 (Late Roman bronze coin of Zeno from Thessalonica) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
491
Not before (date)
476
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC X Zeno 960, p. 314
Preservation comment
Wear: aG. Slight, somewhat sparse nicking and pitting.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 64, no. 1005 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Justin I or Justinian, Uncertain, Nummus“)
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Authority
Zeno (474-491)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
9.0
Numismatic Mint
Thessalonica
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.62
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border (traces)
Obverse Inscription
D N ZENO [ ] (traces)
Reverse Description
Monogram within thick wreath
Reverse Inscription
Monogram 3 of Zeno (Z to upper right); in exergue, THS (traces)
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 282 (Late Roman bronze coin of Zeno from Thessalonica).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0282>