Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis of Constantinople

Date
580/1 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1973.1126
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.
1128
Site
Sardis
Sector
B
Trench
BE-A 73.1
Locus
B BE-A
B-Grid Coordinates
E2.42 / N4.08 *96.97
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust facing in consular robes with mappa dmTIbCONSTANTPPAVI; Reverse: A/N/N/O m GI, above †, below CONΑ.
Condition
Good
Dimensions
Weight: 12.6g; Diameter: 30mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 271, no. 13
Author
JDE