Roman Imperial Bronze/Copper Alloy Fraction

Date
291 AD - 310 AD, Roman Imperial
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
2002.0258
Material
Billon
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Fraction
Coin Mint
Uncertain Mint
Issuers
Maximianus Herculius
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
332
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS
Trench
MMS-III 02.2
Locus
MMS-III 02.2 Locus 23
B-Grid Coordinates
E113.5 - E114 / S93 - S94 *102
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. rad. IMPCMAMAXIMIANVSPFAVG; Reverse: illegible.
Condition
Worn and corroded, pierced
Dimensions
Weight: 1.61g; Diameter: 19mm.
Comments
Pierced for suspension, so emperor’s head is upright.
See Also
Bibliography
Author
JDE