Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Pentanummium of Constantinople
- Date
- 565 AD - 578 AD, Byzantine
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- 1994.0176
- Material
- Bronze/Copper Alloy
- Object Type
- Coin
- Coin Denomination
- Pentanummium
- Coin Mint
- Constantinople
- Issuers
- Justin II
- Officina
- Γ
- 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 94.1
- Locus
- MMS/N 94.1 Locus 81
- B-Grid Coordinates
- E151.3 / S18.7 *99
- Description
- This coin type: Obverse: monogram; Reverse: Є off. letter.
- Condition
- Severely chipped. worn, a bit corroded.
- Dimensions
- Weight: 1.89g; 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