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; within wreath?

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph