Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Decanummium of Nicomedia

Date
558/9 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1992.0087
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Decanummium
Coin Mint
Nicomedia
Issuers
Justinian I
Officina
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1046
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS
Trench
MMS-II 91.1
Locus
MMS-II 91.1 Locus 164
B-Grid Coordinates
E133 / S86 *104.9
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. cuir. pal. DNIVSTINIANVSPPAVC; Reverse: A/N/N/O I X/X/X/II, in ex. NIK.
Condition
Worn
Dimensions
Weight: 3.3g; Diameter: 13mm.
Mint mark
NIK
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 123, no. 157
Author
JDE