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