Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Half follis of Thessalonica

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 1078.0001
Date
569/70 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1979.2125
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Half follis
Coin Mint
Thessalonica
Issuers
Justin II
Officina
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1077
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/N
Trench
MMS/N 79.1
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Enthroned nimbate couple DNIVSTINVSPPAVC; Reverse: A/N/N/O K Є, above † , below TЄS.
Condition
Fair
Dimensions
Weight: 5.46g; Diameter: 20mm.
Mint mark
TES
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 221, no. 66
Author
JDE

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