Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis of Constantinople

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 1016.0003
Date
527 AD - 538 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1973.1129
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Justinian I
Officina
Β
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1016
Site
Sardis
Sector
B
Trench
BE-A 73.1
Locus
B BE-A
B-Grid Coordinates
E4.2 / S0.6 *97.05
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. cuir. pal. DNIVSTINIANVSPPAVC; Reverse: *M*, above †, below off. letter, in ex. CON.
Condition
Fair
Dimensions
Weight: 14.1g; Diameter: 30mm.
Mint mark
CON
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 78, no. 28
Author
JDE

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