Co 1280 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine follis of Justin II from Nicomedia) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
569
Not before (date)
568
Comment
Coin dated AD 568/9
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
DOCI Justin II 94b, p. 227
Preservation comment
Wear: F. Clipped in angles around obverse left side; extensive, slight pitting and fissuring, and moderate cracks and marginal flaking especially on obverse. Small, thin areas of white to pale blue bronze disease on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, pp. 68, 90, no. 1062 (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12)
6
Has denomination
Follis
Numismatic Authority
Justin II (565-578)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
25.5
Numismatic Mint
Nicomedia
Numismatic Weight (g)
8.52
Obverse Description
Enthroned, nimbate figures of Justin and Sophia (left and right), each holding globus cruciger(?); within dotted border (traces)
Obverse Inscription
[D N I]VSTINVS PP AV
Reverse Description
Denomination, date, and mintmark within band border
Reverse Inscription
Large Μ; above, cross; to left and right, A|N|N|O - II|II; beneath, Β; in exergue, NIKO
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Byzantine (Historical Period)
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 1280 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine follis of Justin II from Nicomedia).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1280>