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Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College) -
Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis of Nicomedia
- Date
- 603/4 AD, Byzantine
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- 2003.0007
- Material
- Bronze/Copper Alloy
- Object Type
- Coin
- Coin Denomination
- Follis
- Coin Mint
- Nicomedia
- Issuers
- Phocas
- Officina
- Β
- Has Mint Mark
- no
- Has Control Mark
- no
- Has Monogram
- no
- Has Countermark
- no
- Hoard
- Monograph 13 Catalog No.
- 1187
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- MMS
- Trench
- MMS-I 03.1
- Locus
- MMS-I 03.1 Locus 304
- B-Grid Coordinates
- E145.7 / S59.34 *101.4
- Description
- This coin type: Obverse: Two standing figures dmFOCAINPЄRAV; Reverse: A/N/N/O m II, above †, in ex. NIKOB.
- Condition
- Worn, corroded and chipped around edges
- Dimensions
- Weight: 6.40g; Diameter: 26mm.
- Comments
- See Also
- Bibliography
- DOC II.1, p. 176, no. 54
- Author
- JDE