Co 1280 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine follis of Justin II from Nicomedia) [ permalink ] [ show fewer 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)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Aelia Sophia (empress, 565-578)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph