- Co 466 (Late Roman pentanummion of Justinian I from Nicomedia) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 538
- Not before (date)
- 527
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- DOCI Justinian I 114, p. 111, pl,. XXV
- Comparanda
- Dengate1981, p. 169, nos. 102-104 (Gymnasium area, Corinth)
- Comparanda
- MIB1 Justinianus I 111, pp. 61, 117, pl. 22
- Description
- Flan too small for type by roughly one-third.
- Preservation comment
- Wear: VG. Extensively nicked and chipped edge; extensive, slight to moderate pitting and rare gouging. Scattered spots of light blue bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 58, no. 800 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- Pentanummion
- Numismatic Authority
- Justinian I (527-565)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 8.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Nicomedia
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 0.45
- Obverse Description
- Diademed and draped head to right
- Obverse Inscription
- [ P?] P? AV[G]
- Reverse Inscription
- Christogram; to left and right, Ν - Ⲉ; within beaded border
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Christian Chi-Rho (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 466 (Late Roman pentanummion of Justinian I from Nicomedia).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0466>
