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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 1 of Constantinople
- Date
- 963 AD - 969 AD, Byzantine
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- 1985.NoEx85.0001
- Material
- Bronze/Copper Alloy
- Object Type
- Coin
- Coin Denomination
- Follis, class 1
- Coin Mint
- Constantinople
- Issuers
- Nikephoros II Phokas
- Officina
- Has Mint Mark
- no
- Has Control Mark
- no
- Has Monogram
- no
- Has Countermark
- no
- Hoard
- Monograph 13 Catalog No.
- 1244
- Site
- Sardis
- Description
- This coin type: Obverse: Bust facing in robe and crown with pendilia, in r. cross-topped scepter, in l. gl. cr. with trefoil +nICIFRbASILЄVRW; Reverse: +nICHF/ЄnΘЄωbA/SILЄVSRW/mAIWn.
- Condition
- Fair
- Dimensions
- Weight: 6.65g; Diameter: 25mm.
- Comments
- Double-struck, so obv. legend is missing.
- See Also
- Bibliography
- DOC III.2, p. 586, no. 7
- Author
- JDE