• m13-1006-0002-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-1006-0002-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Half follis of Constantinople

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 1006.0002
Date
512 AD - 518 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
2005.0025
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Half follis
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Anastasius I
Officina
Δ
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1006
Site
Sardis
Sector
F55
Trench
F55 05.2
B-Grid Coordinates
E725.5 - E725.3 / S117.9 - S117.65 *126.75 - *126.61
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. pd. DNANASTASIVSPPAVC; Reverse: † K off. letter.
Condition
Fair
Dimensions
Weight: 8.86g; Diameter: 28mm.
Comments
heavy half-follis. As above, but star on emperor’s shoulder.
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 23, no. 24
Author
JDE

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