Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 337 (Late Roman bronze coin of Justinian I from Carthage)
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Type
Inventoried Coin
Comment
Large casting pit obscures middle of reverse.
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
BMCVandals
, Small Bronze Coinage 144, p. 34, pl. IV:21
Comparanda
DOCI
Justinian 309, p. 170, pl. XLIV
Comparanda
MIBI
, Justinianus I 193, p. 126, pl. 31
Preservation comment
Wear: F/VF. Widely chipped edge and rare marginal flaking; some sparse, slight to moderate pitting.
Published as
KenchreaiIII
, p. 68, no. 1044 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Justinian I, Uncertain, Nummus“)
Axis (1-12)
6
Has denomination
nummus
Numismatic Weight (mm)
8.0
Numismatic Mint
Carthage
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.42
Obverse Inscription
Diademed and draped bust to right (schematic)
Obverse Inscription
Uncertain inscription with large and uneven letters
Reverse Inscription
Large A (bent bar and serifs) within beaded border
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 337 (Late Roman bronze coin of Justinian I from Carthage).” In
Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2023. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0337>