Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis, class 5 of Constantinople

Date
652/3 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1973.1181
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis, class 5
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Constans II
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1229
Site
Sardis
Sector
RT
Trench
TY 73
Locus
RT North Colonnade (area of)
B-Grid Coordinates
E27.4 / S9.3 *96.5
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Standing emperor with long cross and gl. cr.; Reverse: A/N/A M N/Є/O/S, above , in ex. IIX.
Condition
Worn
Dimensions
Weight: 2.5g; Diameter: 19mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC II.2, p. 450, no. 70 var. (date backwards)
Author
JDE