Co 1032 (Late Roman half-follis of Justinian I from Constantinople) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
542
Not before (date)
541
Comment
Dated 541/2 C.E.
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
DOCI Justinian I 65b, p. 96, pl. XXI
Contributor Notes
2014 (June 11): R. Weir studied, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
Contributor Notes
2023: JLR identified and described coin.
Preservation description
Wear: P/aG. Slightly nicked edge; extensive, moderate pitting. Faint clouds of pale green bronze disease across both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 71, no. 1095 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Sixth Century, Half-Follis”)
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
Half-follis
Numismatic Authority
Justinian I (527-565)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
19.0
Numismatic Mint
Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g)
4.6
Obverse Description
Bust of emperor facing, wearing plumed helmet, diadem, cuirass, and shield with horseman device over left shoulder, holding globus cruciger in right hand; to right, cross
Obverse Inscription
[D N I]ṾṢ[TINI-AN]Ṿ[S] P̣P̣ ẠṾG̣
Reverse Description
Denomination, date, and mintmark within wreath
Reverse Inscription
Large K; above, cross; to left and right, Ạ|Ṇ|Ṇ|Ọ – X̣ϥ̣ ; below, B
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph