- Co 338 (Late Roman bronze coin of Justinian I from Carthage) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 539
- Not before (date)
- 534
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- AdelsonKustas1964, pp. 195-196, 205, nos. 355-372, pl. XXX (Z 1; Zacha hoard)
- 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
- Preservation comment
- Wear: P/VG. Sparsely but deeply chipped edge with contiguous marginal flaking and cracking; extensive, slight pitting and rare gouging. Thin, sparse patches of incipient pale blue and pale green bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 68, no. 1045 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Justininian, Uncertain, Nummus“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- Nummus
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 8.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Carthage
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 0.67
- Obverse Description
- Diademed and draped bust to right (schematic)
- Obverse Inscription
- Inscription with large and uneven letters (traces)
- Reverse Inscription
- Large A (bent bar and serifs) within dotted border
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 338 (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, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0338>
