Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Pentanummium of Constantinople

Date
518 AD - 527 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1995.0034
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Pentanummium
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Justin I
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1013
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/S
Trench
MMS/S 95.1
Locus
MMS/S 95.1 Locus 64
B-Grid Coordinates
E128.2 / S113.4 *105.57
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. cuir. pal. DNIVSTINVSPPAVC; Reverse: A chi-rho Є.
Condition
Worn and chipped around edges
Dimensions
Weight: 1.90g; Diameter: 12mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 45, no. 21
Author
JDE