Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis of Nicomedia

Date
612/3 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1994.0041
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis
Coin Mint
Nicomedia
Issuers
Heraclius
Officina
A
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1218
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/N
Trench
MMS/N 94.1
Locus
MMS/N 94.1 Locus 63
B-Grid Coordinates
E166.8 / S25 *99.8
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Two standing figures, varying legends; Reverse: A/N/N/O M II/I, above †, below A, in ex. NIKO.
Condition
Worn and chipped around edges
Dimensions
Weight: 12.45g; Diameter: 30mm.
Comments
o/s on follis of Justinian, 527–565 AD, Constantinople.
See Also
Bibliography
DOC II.1, p. 317, no. 158
Author
JDE