- Co 513 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine half-follis of Justin II from Nicomedia) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 575
- Not before (date)
- 574
- Comment
- Coin dated AD 574/5
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- DOCI Justin II 112, p. 233
- Preservation comment
- Wear: F/VG. Clipped into irregular pentagon, though some segments left rounded; extensive, slight to moderate pitting and gouging. Patches of pale green bronze disease on reverse.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 71, no. 1071 (R. Hohlfelder)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- Half-follis
- Numismatic Authority
- Justin II (565-578)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 22.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Nicomedia
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 6.93
- Obverse Description
- Full-length nimbate figures of Justin and Sophia enthroned facing; within band border
- Obverse Inscription
- [D N IV]STI-[NVS PP AV]G
- Reverse Description
- Denomination, date, and mintmark within band border
- Reverse Inscription
- Large K; above, cross; to left and right, A|N|N|O - X; below, NI
- 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 513 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine half-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/co0513>
