• m13-1149-0002-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-1149-0002-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis of Constantinople

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 1149.0002
Date
591/2 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1997.0083
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Maurice
Officina
Ε
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1149
Site
Sardis
Sector
MD1/S
Trench
MD1/S 97.1
Locus
MD1/S 97.1 Locus 5
B-Grid Coordinates
E343.5 / N29.2 *96.3
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust facing cuir. with gl. cr. and shield DNTIbЄRmAVRCPPAVI; Reverse: A/N/N/O M X, above †, below o . letter, in ex. CON.
Condition
Worn and corroded.
Dimensions
Weight: 5.02g; Diameter: 23mm.
Comments
DOC var. in new officina.
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 307, no. 33
Author
JDE

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