• m13-1046-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-1046-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis of Nicomedia

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 1046.0001
Date
555/6 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1989.C89.0002
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis
Coin Mint
Nicomedia
Issuers
Justinian I
Officina
Α
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1045
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS
Trench
MMS/W 89.1
Locus
MMS/W 89.1 Locus 18
B-Grid Coordinates
E103.96 / S73.51 *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/X/Ч/II, above †, below Α, in ex. NIK.
Condition
Excellent
Dimensions
Weight: 17.05g; Diameter: 31mm.
Mint mark
NIK
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 118, no. 135a
Author
JDE

Related Artifacts