Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis of Constantinople

Date
527 AD - 538 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1994.0002
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Justinian I
Officina
A
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1016
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/N
Trench
MMS/N 94.1
Locus
MMS/N 94.1 Locus 58
B-Grid Coordinates
E167.1 / S24.2 *100.4
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. cuir. pal. DNIVSTINIANVSPPAVC; Reverse: *M*, above †, below off. letter, in ex. CON.
Condition
Worn
Dimensions
Weight: 16.6g; Diameter: 33mm.
Mint mark
CON
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 78, no. 28
Author
JDE