Co 322 (Late Roman bronze coin of Justinian I form Carthage) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

539

Not before (date)

534

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

DOCI Justinian I 308, p. 170, pl. XLIV

Comparanda

MIBI Justinianus I 192, pp. 69, 126, pl. 31

Preservation description

Wear: G. Severe snapping and chipping has left amorphous edge; deep crack across middle has opened oval perforation through coin; extensive, moderate pitting.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 67, no. 1041 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Justinian, Uncertain, Nummus”)

Axis (1-12)

7

Has denomination

Nummus

Numismatic Authority

Justinian I (527-565)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

7.5

Numismatic Mint

Carthage

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.19

Obverse Description

Diademed and draped bust of emperor to right (irregular)

Obverse Inscription

IV[ST ]V (?)

Reverse Description

Denomination and mintmark within dotted border (traces)

Reverse Inscription

Large A (bent bar, thin lines, and serifs); below, small C; within thin band border

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph