Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Pentanummium (large) of Constantinople

Date
538 AD - 542 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1984.0125
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Pentanummium (large)
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Justinian I
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1020
Site
Sardis
Sector
ByzFort
Trench
ByzFort 84.3/5-8 baulk
B-Grid Coordinates
E679.5 / S327.9 *183.19
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. cuir. pal. DNIVSTINIANVSPPAVC; Reverse: Є,, to r. off. letter.
Condition
Pitted, eroded
Dimensions
Weight: 4.31g; Diameter: 17mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 103, no. 96d
Author
JDE