- Co 204 (Early Byzantine follis of Constans II from Constantinople) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 656
- Not before (date)
- 655
- Comment
- Coin dated AD 655/6
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- DOCII Constans II 77b, p. 453, pl. XXVII (Constantinople Class 7)
- Description
- Coin clipped on two or three sides but other segments rounded.
- Label or tag text
- N. Section, far N.
- Preservation comment
- Wear: F?. Margins beyond angular clipping rounded by wear; extensive, slight to moderate pitting and scratching.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 69, no. 1066 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Justin II, Uncertain, Follis (frag.)”)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- Follis
- Numismatic Authority
- Constans II (641-668)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 22.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Constantinople
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 3.5
- Obverse Description
- Denomination, date, and mint within thin band border
- Obverse Description
- Emperor standing facing, holding scepter and globus cruciger
- Obverse Inscription
- [ⲈΝ ΤΟΥΤⲰ] – Ν[ΙΚΑ]
- Reverse Inscription
- Large Μ; above, small κ; below, Β; to left and right, A|N|N|O-X|[ϥ]; traces to right; in exergue, CO[N]
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Byzantine (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 204 (Early Byzantine follis of Constans II from Constantinople).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0204>
