Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: Co 427 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine half-follis of Justin II from Thessalonica)

: Co 427 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine half-follis of Justin II from Thessalonica) [permalink]
Type: Inventoried Coin
Not after (date): 575
Not before (date): 574
Comment: Dated 574/5 CE
Logical part of: Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification: Coin
Comparanda: DOCI Justin II 78.1, p. 223, pl. LIII
Contributor Notes: 2015 (June 24): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
Contributor Notes: 2024: JLR refined reading.
Published as: KenchreaiIII, p. 70, no. 1072, pl. V (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12): 6
Has denomination: Half-follis
Numismatic Authority: Justin II (565-578)
Numismatic Diameter (mm): 20.0
Numismatic Mint: Thessalonica
Numismatic Weight (g): 6.05
Obverse Description: Facing full-length figures of Justin II and Sophia, nimbate and enthroned; within dotted border
Obverse Inscription: [D] Ṇ IVSTI–NVS PP AV
Reverse Description: Denomination, date, and mintmark within dotted border
Reverse Inscription: Large K ; above, cross | Θ⁺C ; to left and right, A|N|N|[O] - X ; below, ṬES
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)
Has visual motif (depicts): Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
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