Co 314 (Late Roman bronze coin of Justinian I or Justin II from Carthage) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

578

Not before (date)

548

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

Co 314

Comparanda

AdelsonKustas1964, p. 195, nos. 344-354, pl. XXX (attributed to “Justin or Justinian (?)“; Zacha hoard)

Comparanda

BMCVandals Small Bronze Coins 159, 160, p. 37, pl. iv:28 (identified as Justinian I)

Comparanda

DOCI Justinian I 311, p. 170

Comparanda

Dengate1981, p. 169, nos. 102-104 (Gymnasium area, Corinth)

Comparanda

KrollMilesMiller1973, p. 308, no. 116 (Athenian Agora)

Comparanda

MIBI Justinianus 206a, p. 127, pl. 32

Comparanda

Walker1978, p. 46, no. BCB 45

Preservation description

Wear: G/P. Extensive snapping or chipping with contiguous marginal cracking; extensive, slight to moderate pitting and fissuring. Extensive but patchy areas of light blue bronze disease on both faces.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 73, no. 1123 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Indeterminate Monogram, Sixth Century, Nummus“)

Axis (1-12)

1

Numismatic Authority

Justin II (565-578)

Numismatic Authority

Justinian I (527-565)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

8.5

Numismatic Mint

Carthage

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.45

Obverse Description

Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of beardless emperor to right (schematic)

Obverse Inscription

IV[ ] (large, uneven letters)

Reverse Description

Large Christogram with arms of unequal length, flared at ends; left and right fields empty; within border (wreath or dotted?)

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Christian Cross (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph