Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Decanummium of Constantinople

Date
578 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1979.2057
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Decanummium
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Tiberius II
Officina
Β
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1126
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/N
Trench
MMS/N 79.1
B-Grid Coordinates
E136.5 - E138 / S33.5 - S35 *98.75 - *98.32
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust facing in consular robes ONTIbЄRPPAV; Reverse: I off. letter, above †, in ex. CON.
Condition
Worn
Dimensions
Weight: 3.14g; Diameter: 22mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 274, no. 19, o . Β
Author
JDE