Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis of Constantinople
- Date
- 579 AD, Byzantine
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- 1994.0143
- Material
- Bronze/Copper Alloy
- Object Type
- Coin
- Coin Denomination
- Follis
- Coin Mint
- Constantinople
- Issuers
- Tiberius II
- Officina
- Β
- Has Mint Mark
- yes
- Has Control Mark
- no
- Has Monogram
- no
- Has Countermark
- no
- Hoard
- Monograph 13 Catalog No.
- 1123
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- MMS/N
- Trench
- MMS/N 94.1
- Locus
- MMS/N 94.1 Locus 23
- B-Grid Coordinates
- E171.3 / S13.7 *99.1
- Description
- This coin type: Obverse: Bust facing in consular robes with mappa and scepter dmTIbCONSTANTPPAVI; Reverse: A/N/N/O m U, above †, below CONΒ.
- Condition
- Excellent
- Dimensions
- Weight: 16.51g; Diameter: 35mm.
- Mint mark
- CON
- Comments
- See Also
- Bibliography
- DOC I, p. 270, no. 11b
- Author
- JDE