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