Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Pentanummium of Constantinople

Date
565 AD - 578 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1995.0025
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/S
Trench
MMS/S 95.1
Locus
MMS/S 95.1 Locus 64
B-Grid Coordinates
E125.25 / S116.5 *105.92
Description
This coin type: Obverse: monogram; Reverse: Є off. letter.
Condition
Worn and chipped around edges
Dimensions
Weight: 1.82g; Diameter: 13mm.
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