• m13-1250-0002-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-1250-0002-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Byzantine Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis, class 2 of Constantinople

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 1250.0002
Date
1059 AD - 1067 AD, Byzantine
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1984.C84.0014
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis, class 2
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Constantine X
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
1250
Site
Sardis
Sector
ByzFort
Trench
ByzFort 84.1
B-Grid Coordinates
E679 / S229.9 *185.66
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust facing of nimbate Christ, holding book IX XC +EMMANOVHA; Reverse: Bust facing of emperor in loros and crown with cross and pendilia, in r. cross and in l. akakia +KWNRACI ΛЄVCO ΔOVK.
Condition
Fair
Dimensions
Weight: 6.74g; Diameter: 27mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
DOC III.2, p. 777, no. 9
Author
JDE

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