• m13-1212-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-1212-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis of Constantinople

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 1212.0001
Date
614 AD - 616 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1997.0088
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Heraclius
Officina
Δ?
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1212
Site
Sardis
Sector
MD1/S
Trench
MD1/S 97.1
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Two standing figures, varying legends; Reverse: A/N/N/O M date unc., above unc. below Є, in ex. CON.
Condition
Overstruck, but very good
Dimensions
Weight: 10.58g; Diameter: 27mm.
Comments
o/s on follis of Phocas, 602–609 AD, Antioch.
See Also
Bibliography
Author
JDE

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