Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis of Nicomedia

Date
603/4 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1979.1911
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/S
Trench
MMS/S 79.1
B-Grid Coordinates
E119.5 / S115.85 *106.05
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Two standing figures dmFOCAINPЄRAV; Reverse: A/N/N/O m II, above †, in ex. NIKOB.
Condition
Fair
Dimensions
Weight: 13.53g; Diameter: 32mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC II.1, p. 176, no. 54
Author
JDE