- Co 2050 (Late Roman bronze coin of Justinian I from Constantinople) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 538
- Not before (date)
- 527
- Comment
- JLR: Follow A. Bellinger (DOCI) in differentiating between two groups of Justinianic 1-nummus issues with large alpha/without mintmark. Those from Constantinople (527-538) are slightly larger and heavier, and show both a bolder denominational marking and more organized and even obverse portrait-legend and reverse wreath/dotted border. Those from Carthage (534-539) are slightly smaller and lighter, and show both a narrower, more attenuated denominational marking and an uneven, schematic, or blundered obverse portrait-legend and variable reverse border, sometimes just a band.
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- DOCI Justinian I 36, p. 82, pl. XIV
- Preservation comment
- Wear: G+. Long sections of edge snapped and deeply chipped, reducing the size and weight of the coin by one third or more; extensive, moderate pitting and sparse scratching and gouging.
- Axis (1-12)
- 4
- Has denomination
- Nummus
- Numismatic Authority
- Justinian I (527-565)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 8.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Constantinople
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 0.3
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, [draped, and cuirassed] bust of emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- [D N IVSTI-N]IAN[VS]
- Reverse Inscription
- Large, bold A (bent bar and serifs) within wreath
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 2050 (Late Roman bronze coin of Justinian I from Constantinople).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co2050>
