• m13-398-0003-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-398-0003-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Roman Imperial Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis of Nicomedia

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 398.0003
Date
330 AD - 335 AD
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1991.0550
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis
Coin Mint
Nicomedia
Issuers
Constantine I
Officina
Α
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
398
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/N
Trench
MMS/N 91.1
Locus
MMS/N 90.1 Locus 45
B-Grid Coordinates
E145 / S31.7 *98.21
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. rd. cuir. dr. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG; Reverse: Two soldiers standing, each holding a spear and leaning on shield; between them, one standard, GLORIA EXERCITVS in ex. SMN[.].
Condition
Excellent
Dimensions
Weight: 2.38g; Diameter: 17mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC VII p. 625 nos. 153, 155
Author
JDE

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