Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis, class 3 of Constantinople

Date
886 AD - 912 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1982.C82.0032
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis, class 3
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Leo VI
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1241
Site
Sardis
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust facing in chlamys and crown with cross; holds akakia in l. +LЄOnbASILЄVSROm’; Reverse: +LЄOn/ЄnΘЄΟbA/SILЄVSR/OmЄON.
Condition
Excellent
Dimensions
Weight: 6.7g; Diameter: 27mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC III.1, p. 519, no. 8
Author
JDE