Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Half follis of Constantinople

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 1005.0001
Date
498 AD - 512 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1973.1123
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Half follis
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Anastasius I
Officina
A
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1005
Site
Sardis
Sector
RT
Trench
TY 73
Locus
Marble Road
B-Grid Coordinates
E108.2 / S13.35 *97.1
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. pd. DNANASTASIVSPPAVC; Reverse: † K off. letter above, below *.
Condition
Excellent
Dimensions
Weight: 4.6g; Diameter: 20mm.
Comments
light half-follis.
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 16, no. 21
Author
JDE

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