Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Pentanummium (small) of Constantinople
- Date
- 543 AD - 565 AD, Byzantine
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- 2008.0016
- Material
- Bronze/Copper Alloy
- Object Type
- Coin
- Coin Denomination
- Pentanummium (small)
- 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.
- 1025
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- ThSt
- Trench
- ThSt 08.2
- Locus
- ThSt 08.2 Locus 6
- B-Grid Coordinates
- E955 - E956 / S268 *143.71 - *143.771
- Description
- This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. cuir. pal. DNIVSTINIANVSPPAVC; Reverse: Є, to r. off. symbol.
- Condition
- Worn, corroded and chipped around edges
- Dimensions
- Weight: 1.57g; Diameter: 12mm.
- Comments
- note typo for officina Δ in Evans, Sardis M13.
- See Also
- Bibliography
- DOC I, p. 103, no. 97
- Author
- JDE