Object card·SAL_5800·1970

Byzantine follis of Constans II, Sanctuary, square L V/α6

Byzantine follis of Constans II, Sanctuary, square L V/α6
Object card: 1970. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_5800. "Byzantine follis of Constans II, Sanctuary, square L V/α6". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

Object card

English, translated from the French record

Bronze Byzantine follis from the Sanctuary, square L V/α6, inventory M_0892, with negatives 27081_05 and 27081_04. It weighs 5.60 g and measures 22 mm, with die axis 8 h. Overstruck on a follis of the same reign with a uncial M on the reverse (types 1 to 5); this overstrike confirms the attribution to Constans II. Date: 24 September 1970.

French, as on the record

chantier : Sanctuaire forme : Follis objet : Monnaies byzantines caracterique : Bronze epoque : 643/644 num planche : PL_34 carre : L V/α6 negatif : 27081_05 5,60 g 22 mm 8 h. Surfrappé sur un follis du même règne avec un m oncial au revers (type 1 à 5). Cette surfrappe confirme bien l'attribution à Constant II. inv objet : M_0892 negatif : 27081_04 pub : SAL_PUB_139890_XVI_CAT_16_0730_p_0079

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