- Co 314 (Late Roman bronze coin of Justinian I or Justin II from Carthage) [permalink] [show more links]
- 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 comment
- 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
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 314 (Late Roman bronze coin of Justinian I or Justin II 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/co0314>
