- Co 473 (Late Roman dekanummion of Justinian I from Nicomedia) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 562
- Not before (date)
- 561
- Comment
- Coin dated AD 561/2
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- DOCI Justinian I 159, p. 123, pl. XXX
- Preservation comment
- Wear: VG. Roughly 15% snapped from obverse lower left and remaining edge chipping; extensive, slight to moderate pitting and minor scratching.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 72, no. 1098 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Sixth Century, Decanummium”)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- Dekanummion
- Numismatic Authority
- Justinian I (527-565)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 15.5
- Numismatic Mint
- Nicomedia
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 2.58
- Obverse Description
- Diademed, cuirassed bust with paludamentum to right; within band(?) border
- Obverse Inscription
- [D N IVSTI]NI–ANV[S PP]
- Reverse Description
- Denomination, date, and mintmark within dotted border
- Reverse Inscription
- Large I; above, cross; to left and right, [A]|N|N|O – X|XX|ϥ; below, NIK
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 473 (Late Roman dekanummion 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/co0473>
