Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Decanummium of Cyzicus

Date
556/7 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1979.1825
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Decanummium
Coin Mint
Cyzicus
Issuers
Justinian I
Officina
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1048
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/N
Trench
MMS/N 79.1
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. cuir. pal. DNIVSTINIANVSPPAVC; Reverse: A/N/N/O I X/X/X, above †, in ex. KYZ.
Condition
Good
Dimensions
Weight: 3.84g; Diameter: 15mm.
Mint mark
KYZ
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 132, no. 194
Author
JDE