Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Pentanummium of Constantinople

Date
518 AD - 565 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1973.1241
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Pentanummium
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Justin I to Justinian I
Officina
Α
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1062
Site
Sardis
Sector
BS
Trench
TY 73
Locus
BS Locus BS-E 1 (Area of)
B-Grid Coordinates
E12.1 / S3 *96.4
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. pd.; Reverse: chi-rho, to l.off. number, to r. Є.
Condition
Worn
Dimensions
Weight: 2.1g; Diameter: 13mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
Author
JDE