Co 468 (Late Roman bronze coin of Justinian I from Carthage) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
540
Not before (date)
539
Comment
Coin dated AD 539/40
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
Co 292
Comparanda
BMCVandals Small Bronze Coins 91-93, p. 29, pl. iii:44
Comparanda
DOCI Justinian I 302, p. 167, pl. XLIII
Comparanda
Dengate1981, p. 169, no. 101, pl. 38 (Gymnasium area, Corinth)
Comparanda
MIBI Justinianus I 205.2, p. 127, pl. 32
Comparanda
Walker1978, p. 46, no. BCB 59, pl. 7
Preservation comment
Wear: aF/VF. Heavy wear around edge; minute, dense pitting on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 67, no. 1036, pl. IV (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12)
6
Has denomination
Nummus
Numismatic Authority
Justinian I (527-565)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
9.0
Numismatic Mint
Carthage
Numismatic Weight (g)
1.2
Obverse Description
Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right (schematic)
Obverse Inscription
IVS[TI-NIAN]
Reverse Description
Inscription in two lines within band border, all within bushy wreath
Reverse Inscription
VOT | XIII
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 468 (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/co0468>