Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis, class 5 of Constantinople
- Date
- 945 AD - ca. 950 AD, Byzantine
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- 1973.1307
- Material
- Bronze/Copper Alloy
- Object Type
- Coin
- Coin Denomination
- Follis, class 5
- Coin Mint
- Constantinople
- Issuers
- Constantine VII and Romanos I Lekapenos
- Officina
- Has Mint Mark
- no
- Has Control Mark
- no
- Has Monogram
- no
- Has Countermark
- no
- Hoard
- Monograph 13 Catalog No.
- 1243
- Site
- Sardis
- Description
- This coin type: Obverse: Bust facing in loros and crown with cross, in r. akakia and in l. gl. cr. +CONST’bASIL’ROm’; Reverse: +COnST’/ЄnΘЄObA/SILЄVSR/OMЄOn.
- Condition
- Worn and chipped around edges
- Dimensions
- Weight: 4.99g; Diameter: 22mm.
- Comments
- See Also
- Bibliography
- DOC III.2, p. 565, no. 26
- Author
- JDE