Co 578 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine half-follis of Justin II from Thessalonica) [permalink] [show fewer 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

Reverse Photograph