Co 877 (Early Byzantine half-follis of Tiberius II and Anastasia from Thessalonica) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
582
Not before (date)
581
Comment
This coin is dated to 581/2 AD
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
DOCI Tiberius II 26, p. 277
Preservation comment
Wear: P/F. Extensive, slight pitting and rare scratching and flaking. Small areas of incipient pale blue bronze disease on reverse.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 71, no. 1094 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Sixth-Century, Half-Follis“)
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
Half-follis
Numismatic Authority
Tiberius II (578-582)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
22.0
Numismatic Mint
Thessalonica
Numismatic Weight (g)
5.48
Obverse Description
Nimbate emperor and empress facing enthroned (traces)
Reverse Description
Denomination, date, and mintmark within dotted(?) border
Reverse Inscription
Large Κ; above, cross; to left and right, A|N|N|O - ϥ|II; below, ΤⲈS
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Byzantine (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 877 (Early Byzantine half-follis of Tiberius II and Anastasia from Thessalonica).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0877>