Co 329 (Late Roman bronze coin of Justinian I from Constantinople) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

538

Not before (date)

527

Comment

JLR: Follow A. Bellinger (DOCI) in differentiating between two groups of Justinianic 1-nummus issues with large alpha/without mintmark. Those from Constantinople (527-538) are slightly larger and heavier, and show both a bolder denominational marking and more organized and even obverse portrait-legend and reverse wreath/dotted border. Those from Carthage (534-539) are slightly smaller and lighter, and show both a narrower, more attenuated denominational marking and an uneven, schematic, or blundered obverse portrait-legend and variable reverse border, sometimes just a band.

Comment

Undersized flan. Small rounded projection on margin: casting sprue?

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

DOCI Justinian I 36, p. 82, pl. XIV

Published as

Wear: VF. Very slight, sparse pitting and flaking on both faces.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 67, no. 1040, pl. IV (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Justinian, Uncertain, Nummus“)

Axis (1-12)

7

Has denomination

Nummus

Numismatic Authority

Justinian I (527-565)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

9.0

Numismatic Mint

Constantinople

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.57

Obverse Description

Overstrike of wreath at upper left? Incuse countermark of Roman numeral III?

Obverse Description

[Diademed and draped] bust of emperor to right

Reverse Description

Denomination mark within thick dotted border (or wreath?)

Reverse Inscription

Large, bold A (bent bar and serifs)

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph