Co 287 (Late Roman dekanummion of Justinian I from Constantinople) [permalink] [show fewer 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 I 90–91, p. 101

Preservation comment

Wear: F. Slight chipped edge; slight, extensive pitting and scratching.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 66, no. 1028 (R. Hohlfelder misread date on reverse)

Axis (1-12)

6

Has denomination

Dekanummion

Numismatic Authority

Justinian I (527-565)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

15.5

Numismatic Mint

Constantinople

Numismatic Weight (g)

3.87

Obverse Description

Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border

Obverse Inscription

[D N IVS]TI[NI-ANVS PP]

Reverse Description

Denomination, date, and mintmark within thick border (traces)

Reverse Inscription

Large I; above, ✶ (?); to left and right, A|N|N|O – X|XX|III; below, CON

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph