Co 326 (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/F. Extensive, severe chipping around edge has reduced size and weight; extensive, moderate pitting and severe cracking.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 64, no. 999 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Justin I or Justinian, Uncertain, Nummus ... Christogram in reel border“)

Axis (1-12)

11

Has denomination

Nummus

Numismatic Authority

Justin II (565-578)

Numismatic Authority

Justinian I (527-565)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

8.5

Numismatic Mint

Carthage

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.35

Obverse Description

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

Obverse Inscription

[I]VS[TIN ] (large and 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