Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis of Constantinople

Date
527 AD - 538 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1985.0172
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Justinian I
Officina
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1018
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS
Trench
MMS-II 85.1
B-Grid Coordinates
E138 / S73.8 *104
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. cuir. pal. DNIVSTINIANVSPPAVC; Reverse: * M † on globe, below A, in ex. CON.
Condition
Eroded
Dimensions
Weight: 10.84g; Diameter: 31mm.
Mint mark
CON
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 80, no. 31a
Author
JDE