Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Pentanummium of Constantinople

Date
565 AD - 578 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1992.0304
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Pentanummium
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Justin II
Officina
Α
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1072
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/N
Trench
MMS/N 92.1
Locus
MMS/N 92.1 Locus 63
B-Grid Coordinates
E156.13 / S24.58 *99.67
Description
This coin type: Obverse: monogram; Reverse: Є off. letter.
Condition
Good
Dimensions
Weight: 1.5g; Diameter: 16mm.
Comments
Note typos in officina in Evans, Sardis M13. Although DOC does not clearly differentiate for off. † between Constantinople and Antioch, MIBE II: 29 does, saying a linear border is typical of Constantinople. All the coins above have a linear border.
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 218, no. 60
Author
JDE