Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Pentanummium (large) of Constantinople

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 1020.0001
Date
538 AD - 542 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1983.0027
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Pentanummium (large)
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Justinian I
Officina
Δ
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1020
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/S
Trench
MMS/S 83.1
Locus
MMS/S 83.1 Locus 4
B-Grid Coordinates
ca. E95.58 / S112.75 *104.13
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. cuir. pal. DNIVSTINIANVSPPAVC; Reverse: Є,, to r. off. letter.
Condition
Eroded
Dimensions
Weight: 2.26g; Diameter: 18mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 103, no. 96d
Author
JDE

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