Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE4 of Nicomedia

Date
355 AD - 361 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
2003.0002
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE4
Coin Mint
Nicomedia
Issuers
Julian II
Officina
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
568
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/S
Trench
MMS/S 03.1
Locus
MMS/S 03.1 Locus 102
B-Grid Coordinates
E121.2 / S153.6 *110.15
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust bare cuir. dr. r. DNCLIVLIANVSNOBCAES; Reverse: Virtus standing l., holds globe in r. and spear in l. SPES REIPVBLICE, in ex. SMN[.].
Condition
Worn and chipped around edges
Dimensions
Weight: 1.95g; Diameter: 16mm.
Mint mark
SMN
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC VIII, p. 482, no. 113; M7 R 499
Author
JDE