• m13-1235-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-1235-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis of Constantinople

Date
640 AD - 700 AD?, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
2007.0156
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Tiberius III
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1235
Site
Sardis
Sector
Tomb 07.1
Trench
Tomb 07.1
B-Grid Coordinates
W169.5 - W171.85 / S52.5 - S55.75 *100.9 - *99.7
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Two seated (?) figures, figure on l. with long cross in r. and in l. cross-topped scepter (still to r. of head); on r. consular robes (?) and gl. cr.?, no legend; Reverse: A/N/A? m, obscure date, in ex. [..]O[.].
Condition
Worn, corroded
Dimensions
Weight: 4.20g; Diameter: 22mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
Author
JDE