Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Pentanummium (small) of Constantinople

Date
543 AD - 565 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1973.1131
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
RT
Trench
TY 73
Locus
RT North Colonnade (area of)
B-Grid Coordinates
E50.5 / S7.3 *97.3
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. cuir. pal. DNIVSTINIANVSPPAVC; Reverse: Є, to r. off. symbol.
Condition
Good
Dimensions
Weight: 1.8g; Diameter: 12mm.
Comments
note typo for officina Δ in Evans, Sardis M13.
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 103, no. 97
Author
JDE