Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Decanummium of Constantinople

Date
559/60 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1996.0047
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.
1035
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/S
Trench
MMS/S 96.2
Locus
MMS/S 96.2 Locus 14
B-Grid Coordinates
E88.96 / S122.732 *111.262
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. cuir. pal. DNIVSTIANVSPPAVC; Reverse: A/N/N/O I X/XX/III, above †, ex. CON.
Condition
Excellent
Dimensions
Weight: 2.04g; Diameter: 14mm.
Mint mark
CON
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 101, no. 92.2
Author
JDE