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