• m13-1188-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-1188-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis of Nicomedia

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 1188.0001
Date
606/7 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1979.1910
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.
1188
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/S
Trench
MMS/S 79.1
B-Grid Coordinates
E119.85 / S116 *106.09
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust facing in consular robes with mappa and †, dNFOCASPЄRPAVC; Reverse: XXXX Ч, above ANNO, below NIKOB.
Condition
Good
Dimensions
Weight: 10.67g; Diameter: 31mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC II.1, p. 178, no. 58
Author
JDE

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