Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis of Constantinople

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 1017.0001
Date
527 AD - 538 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1994.NoEx94.0006
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Justinian I
Officina
Ε
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1017
Site
Sardis
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. cuir. pal. DNIVSTINIANVSPPAVC; Reverse: †M †, above †, below Є, in ex. CON.
Condition
Very worn, corroded, especially obverse
Dimensions
Weight: 13.32g; Diameter: 29mm.
Mint mark
CON
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 79, no. 29a
Author
JDE

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