Co 546 (Late Roman half-follis of Justinian I from Antioch-Theupolis) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
548
Not before (date)
547
Comment
Coin dated 547/8 AD
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
DOCI Justinian I 238, p. 149
Description
Marginal metal projection obverse axis 1: manufacturing sprue?
Preservation comment
Wear: aVF. Slight marginal chipping and flaking; sparse pitting. Incipient pale blue bronze disease on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 66, no. 1023 (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
Half-follis
Numismatic Authority
Justinian I (527-565)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
29.0
Numismatic Mint
Antioch on the Orontes
Numismatic Weight (g)
9.22
Obverse Description
Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger in his right hand; in right field, cross
Obverse Inscription
[D N] IVSTINI-AN[VS P F AV]
Reverse Description
Denomination, date, and mintmark within dotted border
Reverse Inscription
Large K; above, cross; to left and right, A|N|N|O - XXI; below, o | π with hook
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph