- Co 427 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine half-follis of Justin II from Thessalonica) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 575
- Not before (date)
- 574
- Comment
- Coin dated AD 574/5
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- DOCI Justin II 78.1, p. 223, pl. LIII
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 70, no. 1072, pl. V (R. Hohlfelder)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- Half-follis
- Numismatic Authority
- Justin II (565-578)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 20.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Thessalonica
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 6.05
- Obverse Description
- Facing full-length figures of Justin II and Sophia, nimbate and enthroned; within dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
- [D] N IVSTI–NVS PP AV
- Reverse Description
- Denomination, date, and mintmark within dotted border
- Reverse Inscription
- Large K; above, cross | Θ⁺C; to left and right, A|N|N|[O] - X; below, TES
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Byzantine (Historical Period)
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Aelia Sophia (empress, 565-578)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 427 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine half-follis of Justin II from Thessalonica).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0427>
