Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis of Antioch

Date
593/4 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1973.1124
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis
Coin Mint
Antioch
Issuers
Maurice
Officina
Γ
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1173
Site
Sardis
Sector
RT
Trench
TY 73
Locus
RT South Colonnade (area of)
B-Grid Coordinates
E2.8 / S30.5 *99
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust facing in consular robes with mappa and scepter OΠΤΙΟCΓ~NITPPΛIV; Reverse: A/N/N/O M X/II, above †, below Γ, in ex. THЄUP’.
Condition
Good
Dimensions
Weight: 12.1g; Diameter: 30mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC I, p. 342, no. 164
Author
JDE