- Co 532 (Late Roman tetranummion of Justinian I from Thessalonica) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 565
- Not before (date)
- 527
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- DOCI Justinian 101, p. 47, pl. XXIII
- Comparanda
- MIBI Justinianus I 176a/c, p. 126, pl. 30
- Preservation comment
- Wear: G. Edge snapped into irregular, ragged state, reducing size and weight significantly; sparse pitting. Patches of white bronze disease.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 58, no. 810 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- Tetranummion
- Numismatic Authority
- Justinian I (527-565)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 13.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Thessalonica
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 0.89
- Obverse Description
- Diademed and draped bust of emperor to right
- Reverse Inscription
- Large Δ (small serif at top); above, cross; to left and right, small Α – Ρ
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 532 (Late Roman tetranummion of Justinian I 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/co0532>
