Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Half follis of Nicomedia

Date
608/9 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1987.0075
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Half follis
Coin Mint
Nicomedia
Issuers
Phocas
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1189
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS
Trench
MMS-I 87.C
Locus
MMS-I 87.C Locus 65
B-Grid Coordinates
E156.7 / S67.3 *102.11
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust facing in consular robes with mappa and †, dNFOCASPЄRPAVC; Reverse:  XX Ч/II, above †, ex. NIKO, to r. unc. off.
Condition
Corroded
Dimensions
Weight: 5.46g; Diameter: 21mm.
Comments
o/s on decanummia of Maurice?  survives.
See Also
Bibliography
DOC II.1, p. 180, no. 68
Author
JDE