- Co 1032 (Late Roman half-follis of Justinian I from Constantinople) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 542
- Not before (date)
- 541
- Comment
- Coin dated AD 541/2
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- DOCI Justinian I 65b, p. 96, pl. XXI
- Preservation comment
- Wear: P/aG. Slightly nicked edge; extensive, moderate pitting. Faint clouds of pale green bronze disease across both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 71, no. 1095 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Sixth Century, Half-Follis”)
- Axis (1-12)
- 12
- Has denomination
- Half-follis
- Numismatic Authority
- Justinian I (527-565)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 19.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Constantinople
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 4.6
- Obverse Description
- Bust of emperor facing, wearing plumed helmet, diadem, cuirass, and shield with horseman device over left shoulder, holding globus cruciger in right hand; to right, cross
- Obverse Inscription
- [D N I]VS[TINI-AN]V[S] PP AVG
- Reverse Description
- Denomination, date, and mintmark within wreath
- Reverse Inscription
- Large K; above, cross; to left and right, A|N|N|O – Xϥ; below, B
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 1032 (Late Roman half-follis 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/co1032>
