• m13-1184-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-1184-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Half follis of Constantinople

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 1184.0001
Date
603 AD - 610 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1997.0079
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Half follis
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.
1184
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/S
Trench
MMS/S 97.1
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust facing in consular robes with mappa and †, dNFOCASPЄRPAVC; Reverse: XX, above † or , in ex. CON o . letter.
Condition
Worn, clipped
Dimensions
Weight: 7.69g; Diameter: 24mm.
Comments
O/s on follis, clipped.
See Also
Bibliography
DOC II.1, p. 167, no. 36 or 37
Author
JDE

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