Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Pentanummium of Constantinople

Date
565 AD - 578 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1989.0020
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Pentanummium
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Justin II
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1072
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS
Trench
MMS/W 89.1
Locus
MMS/W 89.1 Locus 22
B-Grid Coordinates
E101.54 / S76.05 *101.50
Description
This coin type: Obverse: monogram; Reverse: Є off. letter.
Condition
Worn and accreted
Dimensions
Weight: 2.64g; Diameter: 15mm.
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