JLR: Follow A. Bellinger (DOCI) in differentiating between two groups of Justinianic 1-nummus issues with large alpha/without mintmark. Those from Constantinople (527-538) are slightly larger and heavier, and show both a bolder denominational marking and more organized and even obverse portrait-legend and reverse wreath/dotted border. Those from Carthage (534-539) are slightly smaller and lighter, and show both a narrower, more attenuated denominational marking and an uneven, schematic, or blundered obverse portrait-legend and variable reverse border, sometimes just a band.
Wear: F/VF. Slight chipped edge, with deep contiguous marginal cracking; sparse, slight pitting and scratching. Wide patches of thin, white bronze disease on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 68, no. 1051 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Justinian, Uncertain, Nummus“)
