• m13-1016-0002-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-1016-0002-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis of Constantinople

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 1016.0002
Date
527 AD - 538 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1996.0065
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Justinian I
Officina
Α
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1016
Site
Sardis
Sector
MD2
Trench
MD2 96.1
Locus
MD2 96.1 Locus 14
B-Grid Coordinates
E461.85 / N179.93 *91.89
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. cuir. pal. DNIVSTINIANVSPPAVC; Reverse: *M*, above †, below off. letter, in ex. CON.
Condition
Excellent
Dimensions
Weight: 16.73g; Diameter: 30mm.
Mint mark
CON
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 78, no. 28
Author
JDE

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