Co 1071 (Late Roman bronze coin of Justinian I from Carthage) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
BMCVandals Small Bronze Coins 141-148, p. 34, pl. iv:21
Comparanda
DOCI Justinian 309, p. 170
Comparanda
MIBI Justinianus 193, p. 126, pl. 31
Preservation comment
Wear: G. Chipped edge; extensive, slight to moderate pitting; severe circumferential cracking.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 60, no. 913 (R. Hohfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine”)
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
Nummus
Numismatic Authority
Justinian I (527-565)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
7.0
Numismatic Mint
Carthage
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.21
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right (schematic)
Obverse Inscription
IVST[IN]IANV (large and uneven letters)
Reverse Inscription
Tall, narrow A (asymmetrical, with bent bar and serifs); within border?
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph