Co 374 (Late Roman pentanummion for Justin I from Antioch) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

527

Not before (date)

518

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

Co 357

Comparanda

DOCI Justin I 57, pp. 55-56, pl. XI

Description

JLR: Notwithstanding marginal weathering, the flan is drastically undersized so it displays less than half of the type.

Preservation comment

Wear: P/G. Nicked edge and wide break at obverse axis 7; slight, frequent pitting; scattered small patches of white and pale green bronze disease.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 58, no. 767 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine“)

Axis (1-12)

9

Has denomination

Pentanummion

Numismatic Authority

Justin I (518-527)

Numismatic Mint

Antioch on the Orontes

Obverse Description

Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border (traces)

Obverse Inscription

D N IV[ST]INVS PP AVG

Reverse Description

Turreted Tyche sitting to left inside distyle vaulted shrine; within wreath(?)

Reverse Inscription

Retrograde Ⲉ to left of figure, swimming river-god Orontes below figure, and mintmark in exergue do not survive

Diameter

8.0

Weight (kg)

0.63

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Tyche/Fortuna (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph