Co 292 (Late Roman bronze coin of Justinian I from Carthage) [permalink] [show fewer links]

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