Co 614 (Late Roman follis of Justinian I from Nicomedia) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

544

Not before (date)

543

Comment

JLR 2023: CHECK COIN AND GET PIX

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

DOCI Justinian 122a, p. 114

Contributor Notes

2014 (June 3): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.

Preservation description

Wear: EF.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 65, no. 1019 (R. Hohlfelder)

Axis (1-12)

6

Has denomination

Follis

Numismatic Authority

Justinian I (527-565)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

34.0

Numismatic Mint

Nicomedia

Numismatic Weight (g)

19.04

Obverse Description

Helmeted, diademed, and cuirassed bust facing, shield with horseman device on left shoulder, globus cruciger in right hand; in right field, cross

Obverse Inscription

D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG

Reverse Description

Denomination, date, and mintmark within dotted border

Reverse Inscription

Large M; above, cross; to left and right, A|N|N|O = X|ϥ|II; below, Α; in exergue, NIKO

Chronology comment

Dated 543/4 CE

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)