Conveners
S60. EARLY BYZANTINE
- Marcin Wołoszyn (Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO), Leipzig, Germany // Institute of Archaeology, University of Rzeszów, Poland)
Decanummia of type MIB 229 in Hahn's typology were produced over a relatively long period. The earliest of these coins bear a mark of the 26th year of Justinian's reign, the latest date from the 38th year of his reign. Their mint has long been a matter of numismatic debate. Numismatists have attributed these coins to Italian mints: Ravenna (DOC) or Rome (BMC, MIB) and they undoubtedly share...
During the Early Byzantine period (498—720) silver was by far the least used metal for minting coins. As a result, most studies and reference works have focused on gold and copper coinage. In the year 615, however, the hexagram was introduced, reviving silver as a day-to-day currency in the East. To this day this denomination is little understood. Moreover, thanks to the coin trade and hoards,...
In January 2020, during the fieldwork carried out by the “Aswan-Kom Ombo Archaeological Project” in the desert hinterland of Aswan, southern Egypt, a small Byzantine hoard was brought to light.
The hoard consists of 8 folles and 15 dodecanummi, struck at the mints of Constantinople, Antiochia and Alexandria, with a starting and closing date of AD 512 - AD 641.
The coins were found scattered...
