• m13-1147-0002-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-1147-0002-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Half follis of Constantinople

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 1147.0002
Date
589/90 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1979.2120
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Half follis
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Maurice
Officina
Α
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1147
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/N
Trench
MMS/N 79.1
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust facing cuir. pal. with gl. cr. dNmAVRTIbЄRPPAV; Reverse: A/N/N/O K GII, above †, below A.
Condition
Excellent
Dimensions
Weight: 5.67g; Diameter: 24mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 313, no. 53
Author
JDE

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