- Co 511 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine follis of Justin II from Nicomedia) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 576
- Not before (date)
- 575
- Comment
- Coin dated AD 575/6
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- DOCI Justin II 101, p. 231
- Preservation comment
- Wear: aVF. Deep chips are edge; infrequent, moderate pitting especially reverse. Thin cloud of incipient pale green bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 69, no. 1064 (R. Hohlfelder)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- Follis
- Numismatic Authority
- Justin II (565-578)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 29.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Nicomedia
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 13.63
- Obverse Description
- Full-length nimbate figures of Justin and Sophia enthroned facing; within band border
- Obverse Inscription
- D N IVSTI-NVS PP AVG
- Reverse Description
- Denomination, date, and mintmark within dotted border
- Reverse Inscription
- Large Μ; above, cross; to left and right, A|N|N|O - X|I; below, B; in exergue, ΝΙΚΟ
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Byzantine (Historical Period)
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Aelia Sophia (empress, 565-578)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 511 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine follis of Justin II 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/co0511>
