Cultural object · Europeana
IMAGE- Medium
- COIN
- Year
- 583
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Provider
- The Portable Antiquities Scheme
- Collection
- 2048087_Ag_EU_AthenaPlus_CollectionsTrust
A copper coin of early medieval date. The coin is a Byzantine follis (equivalent to 40 nummi) of emperor Maurice (582-602 AD). It was made at Kyzikos (present-day Turkey) in the second regnal year (583/584 AD), in the second (= B) workshop (officina) of that mint. It is slightly worn but has good surface detail. It measures 29mm diameter by 2.5mm thick and weighs 12.33g. EMC 2005.0024 [Byzantine coin]DOC I 119MIB II 84B
archaeology - BYZANTINE
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