Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis of Antioch

Date
527 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1993.0174
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis
Coin Mint
Antioch
Issuers
Justinian I
Officina
Γ
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1050
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/S
Trench
MMS/S 93.1
Locus
MMS/S 93.1 Locus 50
B-Grid Coordinates
E116.49 / S151.66 *107.85
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, above †, below Γ, in ex. ϥΗЧΠ⁄.
Condition
Mineralized
Dimensions
Weight: 18.8g; Diameter: 36mm.
Mint mark
ϥΗЧΠ
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 143, no. 217d
Author
JDE