• m13-1021-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-1021-0001-20
    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. 1021.0001
Date
539/40 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1996.0030
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Justinian I
Officina
Δ
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1021
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/S
Trench
MMS/S 96.3
Locus
MMS/S 96.3 Locus 2
B-Grid Coordinates
E125.8 / S114.9 *103.21
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust facing helm. cuir. holding gl. cr. and shield with horseman device, in r.† DNIVSTINIANVSPPAVC; Reverse: A/N/N/O M X/III, above †, below Δ, in ex. CON.
Condition
Excellent
Dimensions
Weight: 21.35g; Diameter: 39mm.
Mint mark
CON
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 85, no. 38d
Author
JDE

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