Coin: æ follis

Museum number:
8-8171
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080008171
Accession number:
Acc.3101
Description:
Coin; follis; Byzantine. 1.77 grams, 20 mm, squared off. Constans II (Constantine III), AD 641-648. Obverse: ? Orb with cross. Reverse: Obscure central design, "M" over epsilon.
Donor:
Fredrica Lippman Lindgren and Henry Clay Lindgren
Verbatim coll. place:
(Constantine III)
Culture or time period:
Heraclian Dynasty (610–695 AD)
Collector:
Fredrica Lippman Lindgren and Henry Clay Lindgren
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Constans II (Byzantine Emperor)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Folles
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
641-648 AD
Accession date:
January 20, 1978
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ follis, accession number 8-8171, described as Coin; follis; Byzantine. 1.77 grams, 20 mm, squared off. Constans II (Constantine III), AD 641-648. Obverse: ? Orb with cross. Reverse: Obscure central design, "M" over epsilon.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ follis, accession number 8-8171, described as Coin; follis; Byzantine. 1.77 grams, 20 mm, squared off. Constans II (Constantine III), AD 641-648. Obverse: ? Orb with cross. Reverse: Obscure central design, "M" over epsilon.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ follis, accession number 8-8171, described as Coin; follis; Byzantine. 1.77 grams, 20 mm, squared off. Constans II (Constantine III), AD 641-648. Obverse: ? Orb with cross. Reverse: Obscure central design, "M" over epsilon.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ follis, accession number 8-8171, described as Coin; follis; Byzantine. 1.77 grams, 20 mm, squared off. Constans II (Constantine III), AD 641-648. Obverse: ? Orb with cross. Reverse: Obscure central design, "M" over epsilon.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ follis, accession number 8-8171, described as Coin; follis; Byzantine. 1.77 grams, 20 mm, squared off. Constans II (Constantine III), AD 641-648. Obverse: ? Orb with cross. Reverse: Obscure central design, "M" over epsilon.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ follis, accession number 8-8171, described as Coin; follis; Byzantine. 1.77 grams, 20 mm, squared off. Constans II (Constantine III), AD 641-648. Obverse: ? Orb with cross. Reverse: Obscure central design, "M" over epsilon.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ follis, accession number 8-8171, described as Coin; follis; Byzantine. 1.77 grams, 20 mm, squared off. Constans II (Constantine III), AD 641-648. Obverse: ? Orb with cross. Reverse: Obscure central design, "M" over epsilon.

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