Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Half follis of Constantinople

Date
527 AD - 538 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1983.0036
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Half follis
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Justinian I
Officina
Ε
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1019
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS
Trench
MMS-II 83.1
B-Grid Coordinates
E132.53 / S83.75 *104.85
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. cuir. pal. DNIVSTINIANVSPPAVC; Reverse: † K off. letter, above and below *.
Condition
Eroded
Dimensions
Weight: 8.41g; Diameter: 25mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 81, no. 33
Author
JDE