Co 322 (Late Roman bronze coin of Justinian I form Carthage) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
539
Not before (date)
534
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
DOCI Justinian I 308, p. 170, pl. XLIV
Comparanda
MIBI Justinianus I 192, pp. 69, 126, pl. 31
Contributor Notes
2015 (June 22): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
Contributor Notes
2023: JLR revised description.
Preservation description
Wear: G. Severe snapping and chipping has left amorphous edge; deep crack across middle has opened oval perforation through coin; extensive, moderate pitting.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 67, no. 1041 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Justinian, Uncertain, Nummus”)
Axis (1-12)
7
Has denomination
Nummus
Numismatic Authority
Justinian I (527-565)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
7.5
Numismatic Mint
Carthage
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.19
Obverse Description
Diademed and draped bust of emperor to right (irregular)
Obverse Inscription
ỊṾ[ST ]Ṿ (?)
Reverse Description
Denomination and mintmark within dotted border (traces)
Reverse Inscription
Large A (bent bar, thin lines, and serifs); below, small C; within thin band border
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph