Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Pentanummium of Constantinople

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 1011.0002
Date
518 AD - 527 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1985.0232
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Pentanummium
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Justin I
Officina
A or Δ
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1011
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS
Trench
MMS-III 85.1
Locus
MMS-III 85.1 Locus 7
B-Grid Coordinates
E110.78 / S89.63 *104.31
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. cuir. pal. DNIVSTINVSPPAVC; Reverse: Є, to r. off. letter.
Condition
Broken and worn
Dimensions
Weight: 2.04g; Diameter: 13mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 44, no. 18
Author
JDE

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