Co 1146 (Late Roman bronze coin of Justinian I from Rome) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

565

Not before (date)

547

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

Co 344, Co 809

Comparanda

BMCVandals Small Bronze Coins 65, 66, p. 26, pl. iii:33

Comparanda

DOCI Justinian I 332, p. 179, pl. XLVI

Comparanda

MIBI Justinianus I 232, pp. 73-74, 127, pl. 34

Preservation comment

Wear: aF. One large chip and minor nicking on edges; sparse pitting.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 74, no. 1159 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Baduila or Justinian)

Axis (1-12)

11

Has denomination

Nummus

Numismatic Authority

Justinian I (527-565)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

9.0

Numismatic Mint

Rome

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.84

Obverse Description

Plume-hemeted, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor facing, holding globus cruciger in right hand and uncertain object (scepter cruciger?) in left hand

Obverse Inscription

[IVST]IN-IANVS

Reverse Description

Lion striding to right within wreath adorned with jewel below (traces)

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Lion (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph