• m13-533-0005-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-533-0005-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE4 of Constantinople

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 533.0005
Date
355 AD - 361 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1982.0092
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE4
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Constantius II
Officina
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
533
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS
Trench
MMS-I 82.B
B-Grid Coordinates
E151.75 / S70.0 *101.89
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r. DNCONSTANTIVSPFAVG; Reverse: Virtus standing l., holds globe in r. and spear in l. SPES REIPVBLICE, in ex. CONS[.].
Condition
Excellent, some chipping
Dimensions
Weight: 1.7g; Diameter: 15mm.
Mint mark
CONS
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC VIII, p. 461, nos. 149, 151; M7 R 350
Author
JDE

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