- Co 510 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine half-follis of Justin II from Thessalonica) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 566
- Not before (date)
- 565
- Comment
- Coin dated AD 565/6
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- DOCI Justin II 61, p. 221
- Description
- RW: Note a curious die-engraver‘s error. The cross was originally carved in the wrong place and was then partially obliterated by the upper arm of the kappa.
- Preservation comment
- Wear: F. Angular clipping into two edges; extensive, minute pitting and cracking across surface; one large pit delaminated from obverse center right. Incipient pale green bronze disease.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 69, no. 1067 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Justin II, A.D. 565/6, Uncertain, AE4“)
- 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)
- 5.36
- Obverse Description
- Facing helmeted and cuirassed bust of emperor, holding globus cruciger in right hand and shield on right arm; within dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
- D N IVS[TINVS PP A]V
- Reverse Description
- Denomination, date, and mintmark within dotted border
- Reverse Inscription
- Large Κ; above, cross; to left and right, A|N|N|O – I ; below, TⲈS
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Byzantine (Historical Period)
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 510 (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/co0510>
