Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: Co 275 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine half-follis of Justin II from Thessalonica)

: Co 275 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine half-follis of Justin II from Thessalonica) [permalink]
Type: Inventoried Coin
Not after (date): 577
Not before (date): 576
Logical part of: Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification: Coin
Comparanda: DOCI Justin II 84, p. 225
Contributor Notes: 2010 (late May): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
Contributor Notes: 2022-2023: JLR refined identification.
Preservation description: Wear: flatstruck F. Nicking around edges; thin flaking on obverse top; sparse, minute pitting and scratching.
Published as: KenchreaiIII, p. 70, no. 1075, pl. V (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12): 6
Has denomination: Half-follis
Numismatic Authority: Justin II (565-578)
Numismatic Diameter (mm): 21.0
Numismatic Mint: Thessalonica
Numismatic Weight (g): 6.27
Obverse Description: Nimbate, full-length figures of Justin and Sophia enthroned facing
Obverse Inscription: [D N IVSTI-N]VS PP AṾ
Reverse Description: Denomination, date, and mintmark within dotted border (traces)
Reverse Inscription: Large Κ; above, [Φ+]Ϲ̣ ; to left and right, [A]ṆNO – XI[I] ; in exergue, TⲈS
Chronology comment: Dated 576/7 CE
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)
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