Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis of Antioch

Date
585/6 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1973.1230
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis
Coin Mint
Antioch
Issuers
Maurice
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1171
Site
Sardis
Sector
BS
Trench
TY 73
Locus
BS Locus BS-E 1 (Area of)
B-Grid Coordinates
E11.1 / S4.1 *96.4
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust facing in consular robes with mappa and scepter ΟΠΤΙΟΣΓ~ ΝΙΤΡΡΛΙV; Reverse: A/N/N/O m II/II, above †, in ex. THЄUP’.
Condition
Corroded
Dimensions
Weight: 11.3g; Diameter: 30mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 339, no. 155
Author
JDE