KC037 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine pentanummion of Justin II and Sophia from Constantinople) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Is Part Of

Coin Finds

Not after (date)

578

Not before (date)

565

Logical part of

Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects

Comparanda

DOCI Justin II 60a.1–5, p. 218 (Constantinople Officina 1)

Conservation

2007 (July): Bronze corrosion was cleaned mechanically with microairabrasive unit. After cleaning, immersed in solution of Incralac 5% diluted in Toluen e for surface protection (Nikol Anastasatou).

Preservation description

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)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph