Co 331 (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.

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

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

Description

Undersized flan for type.

Preservation comment

Wear: aG/F. Roughly 10% snapped from obverse lower left, and remaining edge slightly nicked; extensive, slight pitting and circumferential cracking.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 68, no. 1043 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Justinian, Uncertain, Nummus“)

Axis (1-12)

6

Has denomination

Nummus

Numismatic Authority

Justinian I (527-565)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

9.0

Numismatic Mint

Constantinople

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.43

Obverse Inscription

Diademed and draped bust of emperor to right

Obverse Inscription

[ IVSTI]-NIAN[VS]

Reverse Inscription

Large, bold A (bent bar and serifs) within wreath

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph