• m13-1246-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-1246-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis, class A2 of Constantinople

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 1246.0001
Date
976 AD - 1028 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1993.NoEx93.0049
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis, class A2
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Anonymous
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1246
Site
Sardis
Description
This coin type: Obverse: As above, but with variations in nimbus cross and ornament on book; ornament above and below rev. legend.
Dimensions
Weight: 6.4g; Diameter: 26mm.
Comments
Issued by Basil II. var. 14b.
See Also
Bibliography
DOC III.2, pp. 649–75
Author
JDE

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