Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 292 (Late Roman bronze coin of Justinian I from Carthage)
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Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
540
Not before (date)
539
Comment
Coin dated AD 539/40
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
Co 468
Comparanda
BMCVandals
Small Bronze Coins 86-90, pp. 28-29, pl. iii:43
Comparanda
DOCI
Justinian I 302.1–2, p. 167
Comparanda
Dengate1981
, p. 106, no. 101, pl. 38 (Gymnasium area, Corinth)
Comparanda
MIB1
Justinianus I 205, p. 127, pl. 32
Comparanda
Walker1978
, p. 46, no. BCB 59, pl. 7
Preservation comment
Wear: aVF. Wide segment of edge snapped off; extensive, slight to moderate pitting and rare gouging.
Published as
KenchreaiIII
, p. 67, no. 1035 (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12)
5
Has denomination
Nummus
Numismatic Authority
Justinian I (527-565)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
10.5
Numismatic Mint
Carthage
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.66
Obverse Description
Diademed and draped bust of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
IVST[
Reverse Description
Inscription in two lines within band border, all within bushy wreath
Reverse Inscription
VOT | XIII
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 292 (Late Roman bronze coin of Justinian I from Carthage).” In
Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0292>