Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Half follis of Constantinople

Date
527 AD - 538 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1996.0095
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Half follis
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Justinian I
Officina
Γ
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1019
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/S
Trench
MMS/S 96.1
Locus
MMS/S 96.1 Locus 104
B-Grid Coordinates
E130.5 / S117.6 *106.74
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. cuir. pal. DNIVSTINIANVSPPAVC; Reverse: † K off. letter, above and below *.
Condition
Worn, corroded
Dimensions
Weight: 6.25g; Diameter: 23mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 81, no. 33
Author
JDE