Object card·SAL_8004·1974

Byzantine bronze follis from the Temple of Zeus

Byzantine bronze follis from the Temple of Zeus
Object card: 1974. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_8004. "Byzantine bronze follis from the Temple of Zeus". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

Object card

English, translated from the French record

Bronze Byzantine follis from the Temple of Zeus, Salamis, found in square E VII/ε6, dated 629-640. Inventory M_1533; 6 June 1974. Weight 8.10 g, diameter 33 mm, with traces of overstriking and die axis at 2 o'clock.

French, as on the record

chantier : Temple de Zeus forme : Follis objet : Monnaies byzantines caracterique : Bronze carre : E VII/ε6 2 h. Traces de surfrappe. 8,10 g Monnaie 33 mm epoque : 629-640 inv objet : M_1533 pub : SAL_PUB_139890_XVI_CAT_16_0463_p_0060

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