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Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College) -
Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis, class 3 of Constantinople
- Date
- 830 AD - 842 AD, Byzantine
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- 1990.0185
- Material
- Bronze/Copper Alloy
- Object Type
- Coin
- Coin Denomination
- Follis, class 3
- Coin Mint
- Constantinople
- Issuers
- Theophilus
- Officina
- Has Mint Mark
- no
- Has Control Mark
- no
- Has Monogram
- no
- Has Countermark
- no
- Hoard
- Monograph 13 Catalog No.
- 1239
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- MMS/S
- Trench
- MMS/S 90.C
- Locus
- MMS/S 90.C Locus 17
- B-Grid Coordinates
- E113.6 / S147.7 *109.93
- Description
- This coin type: Obverse: Half-length bust facing in loros and tufa with labarum with cross and streamers in r. and gl. cr. in l. ΘЄOFILbASIL; Reverse: +ΘЄΟ/FΙLЄAVg/OVSτЄSV/nICAS.
- Condition
- Obverse ok, reverse excellent
- Dimensions
- Weight: 8.60g; Diameter: 27mm.
- Comments
- See Also
- Bibliography
- DOC III.1, p. 435, no. 15a
- Author
- JDE