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BYZANTINE COIN
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Copper Byzantine pentanummium (5 nummi) (c.AD 498-641) with facing helmeted bust on the obverse and possibly a large E or Monogram type with a cross on the reverse, both obscured by fossil accretion, which looks like pale corrosion product. There is a large variety of pentanummia from the reigns of Justinian I (527-565) to Heraclius (610-641). The coin is most likely to have come from this period (Sam Moorhead pers comm).
| Artist / Maker | Anonymous, Byzantine |
|---|---|
| Date | 527 |
| Culture / Origin | Byzantine, United Kingdom |
| Department | Byzantine |
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Image & data: The Portable Antiquities Scheme via Europeana · Licence: BY 3.0.
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