Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Decanummium of Constantinople

Date
561/2 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1982.0237
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Decanummium
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.
1037
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS
Trench
MMS-II 82.1
B-Grid Coordinates
E134 / S77.3 *104.37
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. cuir. pal. DNIVSTIANVSPPAVC; Reverse: A/N/N/O I X/XX/Ч, above †, ex. CON.
Condition
Unstable
Dimensions
Weight: 2.99g; Diameter: 16mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 101, no. 93
Author
JDE