Object card·SAL_5597·1970

Bronze follis coins, Temple of Zeus, Salamis

Bronze follis coins, Temple of Zeus, Salamis
Object card: 1970. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_5597. "Bronze follis coins, Temple of Zeus, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Three bronze Byzantine follis coins from the Temple of Zeus sector, square E VII/β6, inventory M_0786a-c; epoch 629/630; 631-641. Diameters 32 mm, 24 mm and 22 mm; weights 10.03 g, 5.43 g and 5.74 g. The first is struck with the reverse at 7 o'clock with traces of overstriking; the second is overstruck on a follis of the same reign (type 2?), itself overstruck on a follis of Antioch of Maurice Tiberius, 6 o'clock. Date 31 August 1970.

French, as on the record

chantier : Temple de Zeus forme : Follis objet : Monnaies byzantines caracterique : Bronze 7 h. Monnaie 32 mm epoque : 629/630 num planche : PL_29 carre : E VII/β6 num planche : PL_28 10,03 g 5,43 g 5,74 g 7 h. Traces de surfrappe. // 24 mm epoque : 631-641 inv objet : M_0786a-c negatif : 05655_02 negatif : 05655_03 negatif : 05655_04 negatif : 05655_05 negatif : 05655_06 negatif : 05656_01 negatif : 05656_02 negatif : 27078_06 negatif : 27079_06 negatif : 05655_01 num planche : PL_26 pub : SAL_PUB_139890_XVI_CAT_16_0504_p_0062 pub : SAL_PUB_139890_XVI_CAT_16_0547_p_0064 pub : SAL_PUB_139890_XVI_CAT_16_0448_p_0060 6 h. Surfrappé sur un follis du même règne (type 2 ?), lui-même surfrappé sur un follis d'Antioche de Maurice Tibère. // 22 mm

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