• m13-1228-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-1228-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis, class 5 of Constantinople

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 1228.0001
Date
651/2 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1991.0039
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis, class 5
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Constans II
Officina
B
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1228
Site
Sardis
Sector
ByzFort
Trench
ByzFort 91.17
Locus
ByzFort 91.17 Locus 39
B-Grid Coordinates
/ *188.415
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Standing emperor with long cross and gl. cr.; Reverse: A/N/A M N/Є/O/S, above †, below o . letter, in ex. I.
Condition
Excellent (for Constans)
Dimensions
Weight: 4.93g; Diameter: 23mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC II.2, p. 450, no. 69
Author
JDE

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