- Co 286 (Late Roman dekanummion of Justinian I from Constantinople) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 560
- Not before (date)
- 559
- Comment
- Coin dated AD 559/60
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- DOCI Justinian 91.2, p. 101
- Preservation comment
- Wear: F. Slightly nicked edge and extensive, slight pitting. Orangish, thick patch on obverse upper left; spots of pale blue bronze disease on reverse.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 67, no. 1031 (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)
- 2.73
- Obverse Description
- Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
- D N IVSTI-NIANVS
- Reverse Description
- Denomination, date, and mintmark within thick border
- Reverse Inscription
- Large I; above, cross; to left and right, A|N|N – X|X|X|III; in exergue, CON
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 286 (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/co0286>
