Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis of Cyzicus

Date
607/8 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1973.1080
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis
Coin Mint
Cyzicus
Issuers
Phocas
Officina
A
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1194
Site
Sardis
Sector
BS
Trench
BS 72
Locus
BS Locus BS-E 12 (Area of)
B-Grid Coordinates
E71.22 / S4.64 *96.72
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust facing in consular robes with mappa and †, in l. field †, dNFOCASPЄRPAVC; Reverse: XXXX G, above ANNO, in ex. KYZΑ.
Dimensions
Weight: 10.9g; Diameter: 28mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC II.1, p. 192, no. 73
Author
JDE