Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Decanummium of Constantinople

Date
556/7 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1989.0175
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Decanummium
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Justinian I
Officina
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1032
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/N
Trench
MMS/N 89.1
Locus
MMS/N 89.1 Locus 11
B-Grid Coordinates
E147.1 / S32.8 *99.42
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. cuir. pal. DNIVSTIANVSPPAVC; Reverse: A/N/N/O I X/X/X, in ex. CON.
Condition
Fair
Dimensions
Weight: 3.37g; Diameter: 18mm.
Mint mark
CON
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 101, no. 90
Author
JDE