Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Pentanummium of Constantinople

Date
565 AD - 578 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1980.C80.0328
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Pentanummium
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Justin II
Officina
B
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1072
Site
Sardis
Sector
HoB
Trench
HoB 80.5
B-Grid Coordinates
E5 - E5.5 / S62 *100 - *100.1
Description
This coin type: Obverse: monogram; Reverse: Є off. letter.
Condition
Excellent
Dimensions
Weight: 1.42g; Diameter: 14mm.
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