• m13-1236-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-1236-0001-20
    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. 1236.0001
Date
640 AD - 700 AD?, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
2000.0014
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Tiberius III
Officina
Α
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1236
Site
Sardis
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust facing, bearded, crown but no cross, holding with long cross-topped scepter in r.; Reverse: A/N/A M [..]OS, below A, in ex. obscure.
Condition
Worn and chipped around edges
Dimensions
Weight: 1.96 g; Diameter: 18mm.
Comments
Nice style.
See Also
Bibliography
Author
JDE

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