Co 337 (Late Roman bronze coin of Justinian I from Carthage) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

539

Not before (date)

534

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

BMCVandals Small Bronze Coins 144, p. 34, pl. iv:21

Comparanda

DOCI Justinian 309, p. 170, pl. XLIV

Comparanda

MIBI Justinianus I 193, p. 126, pl. 31

Description

Large casting pit obscures middle of reverse.

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 Authority

Justinian I (527-565)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

8.0

Numismatic Mint

Carthage

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.42

Obverse Inscription

Diademed and draped bust of emperor to right (schematic)

Obverse Inscription

IVST[ (large and irregular letters)

Reverse Inscription

Large A (squat and uneven, with bent bar and serifs); no border?

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph