- Co 571 (Late Roman bronze coin 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
- BMCVandals Small Bronze Coins 149, p. 35, pl. iv:32
- Comparanda
- MIBI Justinianus I 178, pp. 68, 126, pl. 30
- Preservation comment
- Wear: G. Extensive, slight to moderate pitting and rare fissuring.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 68, no. 1052 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Justinian, Uncertain, Nummus”)
- Axis (1-12)
- 12
- Has denomination
- Nummus
- Numismatic Authority
- Justinian I (527-565)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 8.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Thessalonica
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 0.53
- Obverse Description
- Large diademed and draped bust of beardless emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- Traces of uneven letters
- Obverse Inscription
- [D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P] AVG
- Reverse Inscription
- A (bent bar and serifs) with P on top; within thick wreath
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 571 (Late Roman bronze coin 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/co0571>
