• m13-1018-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-1018-0001-20
    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. 1018.0001
Date
527 AD - 538 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1979.1869
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.
1018
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/S
Trench
MMS/S 79.1
B-Grid Coordinates
E111 / S113 *103.07
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. cuir. pal. DNIVSTINIANVSPPAVC; Reverse: * M † on globe, below A, in ex. CON.
Condition
Fair
Dimensions
Weight: 16.43g; Diameter: 30mm.
Mint mark
CON
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 80, no. 31a
Author
JDE

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