- Co 1022 (Late Roman bronze coin of Justinian I from Constantinople) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 538
- Not before (date)
- 527
- Comment
- JLR: On the overtype, follow A. Bellinger (DOCI) in differentiating between two groups of Justinianic 1-nummus issues with large alpha/without mintmark. Those from Constantinople (527-538) are slightly larger and heavier, and show both a bolder denominational marking and more organized and even obverse portrait-legend and reverse wreath/dotted border. Those from Carthage (534-539) are slightly smaller and lighter, and show both a narrower, more attenuated denominational marking and an uneven, schematic, or blundered obverse portrait-legend and variable reverse border, sometimes just a band.
- Comment
- JLR: The undertype with an emperor-portrait with tall, narrow head and Victoria holding wreath fits many issues from mid-4th to mid-5th centuries.
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- DOCI Justinian I 36, p. 82, pl. XIV
- Description
- Slightly undersized flan for both types.
- Preservation comment
- Wear: G/F. Several minor chips and one deep gouge; sparse, slight pitting and rare scoring. Small, thin patch of white bronze disease on obverse.
- Published as
- Kenchreaiiii, p. 60, no. 903 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine“)
- Numismatic Authority
- Justinian I (527-565)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 11.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Constantinople
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.2
- Obverse Description
- Overtype: Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor but schematic and design of clothing uncertain; within thick(?) dotted border
- Obverse Description
- Undertype (axis 2): Pearl-diademed, [draped, and cuirassed] bust of emperor to right; within dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
- Overtype: ]IVST[
- Obverse Inscription
- Undertype: ]NIA?[
- Reverse Description
- Overtype: Denomination mark within thick dotted border
- Reverse Description
- Undertype (axis 10): Victoria standing to left, holding wreath in upraised right hand
- Reverse Inscription
- Overtype: Large, bold A (bent bar and serifs)
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 1022 (Late Roman bronze coin 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/co1022>
