• m13-1182-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-1182-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis, class 2 of Constantinople

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 1182.0001
Date
602/3 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1994.0112
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis, class 2
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Phocas
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1182
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/N
Trench
MMS/N 94.1
Locus
MMS/N 94.1 Locus 71
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust facing in consular robes with mappa and †, dNFOCASPЄRPAVC; Reverse: XXXX Ч, above ANNO, in ex. CON[.].
Condition
Worn, especially obverse. pierced
Dimensions
Weight: 10.6g; Diameter: 30mm.
Comments
Pierced for suspension.
See Also
Bibliography
DOC II.1, p. 164, no. 29
Author
JDE

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