Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis of Constantinople

Date
581/2 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1991.0395
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.
1129
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS
Trench
MMS-I 91.1
Locus
MMS-I 91.1 Locus 220
B-Grid Coordinates
/ *103.69
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust facing in consular robes with mappa dmTIbCONSTANTPPAVI; Reverse: A/N/N/O m G/II, above †, below CONΑ.
Condition
Worn, corroded
Dimensions
Weight: 12.48g; Diameter: 31mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 272, no. 14
Author
JDE