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.
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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