Byzantine bronze follis with countermark, Campanopetra
Object card: 1971. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_6772. "Byzantine bronze follis with countermark, Campanopetra". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Object card
English, translated from the French record
Bronze follis of Byzantine coinage, 610-641, weight 5.68 g and diameter 33 mm; the coin cannot be adjusted, type 2 or 5 A. On the reverse is a round countermark that may be monogram no. 19 (?); perhaps it was applied in Syria (Antioch ?) after the reconquest of 627/628. Inventory M_1321; Campanopetra sector, Salamis, Cyprus; square K IV/αβ9; 30 September 1971.
French, as on the record
Monnaie 33 mm
num planche : PL_33
carre : K IV/αβ9
5,68 g
ajustement impossible. Type 2 ou 5 A. Au revers, contremarque ronde qui pourrait être le monogramme n° 19 (?). Avec des réserves, il pourrait s'agir d'une contremarque apposée en Syrie (Antioche ?) après la reconquête de 627/628.
inv objet : M_1321
pub : SAL_PUB_139890_XVI_CAT_16_0692_p_0074
chantier : Campanopétra
forme : Follis
objet : Monnaies byzantines
caracterique : Bronze
epoque : 610-641
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