- Co 588 (Late Roman bronze coin of Justinian I from Carthage) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 565
- Not before (date)
- 548
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- AdelsonKustas1964, p. 198, nos. 399-409, pl. XXX (Z5; Zacha hoard)
- Comparanda
- DOCI Justinian I 310, p. 170, pl. XLII
- Comparanda
- MIB1 Justinianus I 213, pp. 72, 127, pl. 32
- Comparanda
- Metcalf1987, p. 71, nos. 204-206 (Carthage)
- Preservation comment
- Wear: G/VG. Edge worn down into oval shape; extensive pitting. Small patches of pale green bronze disease.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 70, no. 1053 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Justinian, Uncertain, Nummus”)
- Axis (1-12)
- 9
- Has denomination
- Nummus
- Numismatic Authority
- Justinian I (527-565)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 8.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Carthage
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 0.49
- Obverse Description
- Draped bust of nimbate emperor facing; to upper left [and right], cross
- Obverse Inscription
- No inscription
- Reverse Description
- Large A (straight bar and serifs); to left and right and below, ✶ - ✶| ✶; within dotted border (traces)
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 588 (Late Roman bronze coin of Justinian I from Carthage).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0588>
