• m13-1247-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-1247-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis, class C of Constantinople

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 1247.0001
Date
1042? AD - ca.1050 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1984.C84.0039
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis, class C
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.
1247
Site
Sardis
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Three-quarter figure of Christ facing, holding book IX XC +ЄMMANOVHA; Reverse: Legend in jeweled cross IC XC NI KA.
Condition
Fair, worn
Dimensions
Weight: 8.21g; Diameter: 26mm.
Comments
Issued by Michael IV?.
See Also
Bibliography
DOC III.2, p. 681, no. 4
Author
JDE

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