Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Pentanummium (small) of Constantinople

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 1026.0006
Date
543 AD - 565 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
2003.0001
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Pentanummium (small)
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.
1025
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/S
Trench
MMS/S 03.1
Locus
MMS/S 03.1 Locus 113
B-Grid Coordinates
E117 / S155
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. cuir. pal. DNIVSTINIANVSPPAVC; Reverse: Є, to r. off. symbol.
Condition
Good
Dimensions
Weight: 2.70g; Diameter: 15mm.
Comments
note typo for officina Δ in Evans, Sardis M13.
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 103, no. 97
Author
JDE

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