- Co 914 (Late Roman pentanummion of Justinian I from Constantinople) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 565
- Not before (date)
- 543
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- DOCI Justinian 97e, p. 503, pl. XXII (small pentanummion, “Probably Western“)
- Preservation comment
- Wear: F+. Slightly chipped edge; somewhat extensive, minute pitting. Small patches of rough, white corrosion or encrustation(?) on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 67, no. 1034 (R. Hohlfelder)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- Pentanummion
- Numismatic Authority
- Justinian I (527-565)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 14.0
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.61
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within (dotted?) border
- Obverse Inscription
- D N IVST[IN-IANVS] PP AVG
- Reverse Description
- Denomination and mintmark within thick wreath
- Reverse Inscription
- Large Ⲉ; to right, cross
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 914 (Late Roman pentanummion of Justinian I from Constantinople).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0914>
