• m13-1193-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-1193-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis of Cyzicus

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 1193.0001
Date
605/6 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1994.0102
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis
Coin Mint
Cyzicus
Issuers
Phocas
Officina
Β
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1193
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/N
Trench
MMS/N 94.1
B-Grid Coordinates
E164 / S22.5 *99.6
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust facing in consular robes with mappa and †, in l. field †, dNFOCASPЄRPAVC; Reverse: XXXX II/II, above ANNO, in ex. KYZΒ.
Condition
Excellent
Dimensions
Weight: 11.45g; Diameter: 31mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC II.1, p. 182, no. 72
Author
JDE

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