Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: Co 614 (Late Roman follis of Justinian I from Nicomedia)

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Type: Inventoried Coin
Not after (date): 544
Not before (date): 543
Comment: JLR 2023: CHECK COIN
Logical part of: Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification: Coin
Comparanda: DOCI Justinian 122a, p. 114
Preservation comment: Wear: EF.
Published as: KenchreaiIII, p. 65, no. 1019 (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12): 6
Has denomination: Follis
Numismatic Authority: Justinian I (527-565)
Numismatic Diameter (mm): 34.0
Numismatic Mint: Nicomedia
Numismatic Weight (g): 19.04
Obverse Description: Helmeted, diademed, and cuirassed bust facing, shield with horseman device on left shoulder, globus cruciger in right hand; in right field, cross
Obverse Inscription: D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG
Reverse Description: Denomination, date, and mintmark within dotted border
Reverse Inscription: Large M; above, cross; to left and right, A|N|N|O = X|ϥ|II; below, Α; in exergue, NIKO
Belongs to Historical Period: Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material: Bronze (Material)
Suggested citation: “Co 614 (Late Roman follis of Justinian I from Nicomedia).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0614>