- Co 285 (Late Roman half-follis of Justinian I from Thessalonica) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 564
- Not before (date)
- 563
- Comment
- Coin dated AD 563/4
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- DOCI Justinian I 105.1-3, pp. 108–109
- Preservation comment
- Wear: VG/F. Extensively, deeply chipped edge; wide areas of minute to slight pitting and rare but prominent gouges. Small, thin areas of incipient bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 66, no. 1025 (R. Hohlfelder)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- Half-follis
- Numismatic Authority
- Justinian I (527-565)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 25.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Thessalonica
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 5.34
- Obverse Description
- Helmeted and cuirassed facing bust holding globus cruciger in right hand; within thin dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
- D N IV[ST]–TINIAN[VS]
- Reverse Description
- Denomination, dating, and mintmark within thick band border
- Reverse Inscription
- Large K; above, cross; to left and right, A|N|N|O – XXX|ϥII; below, TES
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 285 (Late Roman half-follis of Justinian I 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/co0285>
