Co 1103 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine half-follis of Justin II from Thessalonica) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
577
Not before (date)
576
Comment
Coin dated AD 576/7
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
DOCI Justin II 84, p. 225
Preservation comment
Wear: F/VF. Extensive marginal chipping; slight, somewhat sparse, minute pitting and scratching. Wide, thin patches of pale bluish green bronze disease on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 70, no. 1076 (R. Hohlfelder identified obverse as “Illegible“)
Axis (1-12)
6
Has denomination
Half-follis
Numismatic Authority
Justin II (565-578)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
20.0
Numismatic Mint
Thessalonica
Numismatic Weight (g)
5.73
Obverse Description
Facing full-length figures of emperor and empress, nimbate and enthroned, Justin holding globus cruciger in right hand and Sophia holding scepter cruciger in left hand; within dotted border
Obverse Inscription
[D N] IVSTI–NVS PP [AV]
Reverse Description
Denomination, date, and mintmark within dotted border
Reverse Inscription
Large K; above, [Θ⁺Ⲥ]; to left and right, A|N|N|O - XII; below, TⲈS
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Byzantine (Historical Period)
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Aelia Sophia (empress, 565-578)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph