Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis of Antioch

Date
589/90 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1994.0115
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.
1172
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/N
Trench
MMS/N 94.1
Locus
MMS/N 94.1 Locus 72
B-Grid Coordinates
E169.6 / S14.2 *99.3
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust facing in consular robes with mappa and scepter OΠΤΙΟCONS~TANPPAVI; Reverse: A/N/N/O m II/Ч, above †, in ex. THЄUP’.
Condition
Excellent
Dimensions
Weight: 11.05g; Diameter: 29mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 340, no. 159
Author
JDE