Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis of Antioch

Date
581/2 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1980.C80.0353
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis
Coin Mint
Antioch
Issuers
Tiberius II
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1135
Site
Sardis
Sector
HoB
Trench
HoB 80.6
B-Grid Coordinates
W2.6 / S65.75 *101.73
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust facing in consular robes with mappa and scepter DNTIbCONSTANTPPAVI; Reverse: A/N/N/O m GII, above †, below THЄUP’.
Condition
Good
Dimensions
Weight: 12.15g; Diameter: 30mm.
Comments
Regnal year recorded as III/Ч; DOC, MIBE not.
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 283, no. 44
Author
JDE