Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Decanummium of Constantinople

Date
561 AD - 564 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1973.1155
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.
1038
Site
Sardis
Sector
RT
Trench
TY 73
Locus
Marble Road
B-Grid Coordinates
W3 / S17 *99.2
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. cuir. pal. DNIVSTIANVSPPAVC; Reverse: A/N/N/O I X/XX/?, above †, ex. CON.
Condition
Worn
Dimensions
Weight: 3.4g; Diameter: 17mm.
Mint mark
CON
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC p. 101, nos. 93–95
Author
JDE