Record ID: SF-80689D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: BYZANTINE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A somewhat worn modified silver half-siliqua of Justinian I (AD 527-565) dating to c. AD 552-565. Obverse: diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, [....]ANVS P AVG. Reverse: staurogram on globe flanked by two stars, all within a laurel wreath (no legend). Mint of Ravenna. C.f DOC 339, Ranieri 361. This coin appears to have been turned into a pendant, demonstrating two adjacent sub-circular perforations directly behind the bust. Date: c. AD 552-565 Dimensions: Diameter: 13.87mm, weight: 0.77g. Discussion: The use of Byzantine coins as jewellery/pendants is r…
Created on: Friday 23rd November 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 26th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mildenhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-B2F5CF
Object type: COIN
Broad period: BYZANTINE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver drachm of Khosrow II (also known as Khusro II, Chosroes II or Khusraw Parvēz), Sasanian king in Iran, AD 590-628. Mint LAM= Ram Hormuz in southwestern Iran. Obverse: Crowned bust of Khosrow II facing right, Zoroastrian astrological symbols: stars and crescents around perimeter. Reverse: Holy fire-altar flanked by two attendants, monograms/ Zoroastrian astrological symbols. Similar drachms on the database are LVPL2174 and LEIC-BF6164. Gareth Williams pers com "It's not impossible that such a coin could have reached England in Viking hands. There was a Byzantine coin…
Created on: Thursday 4th May 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 1st November 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-3175A4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: BYZANTINE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A silver Byzantine 2/3rd miliaresion of Isaac I, c.1057-1059 AD. Mint of Constantinople. As Dumbarton Oaks Vol III, Pt 2, p. 763, no. 4
Created on: Tuesday 17th February 2015
Last updated: Friday 2nd October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wilby', grid reference and parish protected.