Co 1023 (Late Roman bronze coin of Justinian I from Carthage) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
539
Not before (date)
534
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
DOCI Justinian I 308, p. 170, pl. XLIV
Comparanda
MIBI Justinianus I 192, pp. 69, 126, pl. 31
Preservation comment
Wear: VF. Frequent, slight marginal nicking; extensive, slight pitting and rare scratching.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, pp. 68, 90, no. 1057 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Justinian, Uncertain, Nummus”)
Axis (1-12)
9
Has denomination
Nummus
Numismatic Authority
Justinian I (527-565)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
9.0
Numismatic Mint
Carthage
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.49
Obverse Description
Diademed and draped bust of emperor to right (schematic)
Obverse Inscription
IVS[ (large and irregular letters)
Reverse Inscription
Tall, narrow A (bent bar and serifs); below, small C
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph