• m13-1164-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-1164-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis of Nicomedia

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 1164.0001
Date
590/1 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1992.0354
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis
Coin Mint
Nicomedia
Issuers
Maurice
Officina
Β
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1164
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/N
Trench
MMS/N 92.1
Locus
MMS/N 92.1 Locus 72
B-Grid Coordinates
E159.6 / S24.68 *99.58
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust facing cuir. with gl. cr. and shield dNTIbЄRImAVRCPPA; Reverse: A/N/N/O M G/III, above †, below B, in ex. NIKO.
Condition
Excellent
Dimensions
Weight: 11.7g; Diameter: 29mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 325, no. 99
Author
JDE

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