• m13-1052-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-1052-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Half follis of Antioch

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 1052.0001
Date
533 AD - 537 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1994.0061
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Half follis
Coin Mint
Antioch
Issuers
Justinian I
Officina
A
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1051
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/N
Trench
MMS/N 94.1
Locus
MMS/N 94.1 Locus 66
B-Grid Coordinates
E166.2 / S16.6 *96.6
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust facing helm. cuir. holding gl. cr. and shield with horseman device, in r.† DNIVSTINIANVSPPAVC; Reverse: † surrounded by THЄЧOP K, to r. off. letter.
Condition
Obverse extremely worn, with little pits. Reverse also worn, more on upper part.
Dimensions
Weight: 7.5g; Diameter: 24mm.
Mint mark
THЄЧOP K
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 139, no. 211
Author
JDE

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