- Co 578 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine half-follis of Justin II from Thessalonica) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 571
- Not before (date)
- 570
- Comment
- Coin dated AD 570/1
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- DOCI Justin II 70, p. 222
- Preservation comment
- Wear: VF. Frequently nicked edge; minor pitting and rare shallow cratering on reverse. Small, thin patches of pale green encrustation among details.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 69, no. 1070 (R. Hohlfelder)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- Half-follis
- Numismatic Authority
- Justin II (565-578)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 21.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Thessalonica
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 4.64
- Obverse Description
- Facing full-length figures of nimbate Justin II and Sophia enthroned; within band border (traces)
- Obverse Inscription
- D N IVS[TI]–NVS PP AV[G]
- Reverse Description
- Denomination, date, and mintmark within band border
- Reverse Inscription
- Large K; above, cross | M; to left and right, A|N|N|O –ϥI; below, TⲈS
- 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 578 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine half-follis of Justin II 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/co0578>
