KC037 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine pentanummion of Justin II and Sophia from Constantinople) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Not after (date)
578
Not before (date)
565
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
DOCI Justin II 60a.1–5, p. 218 (Constantinople Officina 1)
Preservation comment
Wear: VF. Roughly 20% snapped off edge from obverse left and lower right; deep crack along edge. Extensive, thick patches of pale green bronze corrosion on both faces.
Published as
Weir2022, pp. 1139-1140, no. 846, fig. 23.13
Axis (1-12)
6
Has denomination
Pentanummion
Numismatic Authority
Aelia Sophia (empress, 565-578)
Numismatic Authority
Justin II (565-578)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
15.0
Numismatic Mint
Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g)
2.46
Obverse Description
Monogram of emperor and empress within thin band border
Reverse Description
Denomination within border(?)
Reverse Inscription
Large Ⲉ; to right, small Α
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Suggested citation
“KC037 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine pentanummion of Justin II and Sophia from Constantinople).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kc037>