Co 588 (Late Roman bronze coin of Justinian I from Carthage) [permalink] [show fewer 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

MIB 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

Reverse Photograph