Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis of Constantinople

Date
579 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1992.0147
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Tiberius II
Officina
Α
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1127
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/N
Trench
MMS/N 92.1
Locus
MMS/N 92.1 Locus 1
B-Grid Coordinates
E155.2 / S28.7 *100.49
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust facing in consular robes with mappa dmTIbCONSTANTPPAVI; Reverse: A/N/N/O m Ч, above †, in ex. CONΑ.
Condition
Fair
Dimensions
Weight: 16.3g; Diameter: 36mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 270, no. 11
Author
JDE