Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis of Cyzicus
- Date
- 336 AD - 337 AD, Late Roman
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- 2000.0018
- Material
- Bronze/Copper Alloy
- Object Type
- Coin
- Coin Denomination
- Follis
- Coin Mint
- Cyzicus
- Issuers
- House of Constantine
- Officina
- Α
- Has Mint Mark
- yes
- Has Control Mark
- no
- Has Monogram
- no
- Has Countermark
- no
- Hoard
- Monograph 13 Catalog No.
- 588
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- PA
- Trench
- PA 00.2
- Locus
- PA 00.2 Locus 15
- B-Grid Coordinates
- E126.4 / N50.7 *96.5
- Description
- This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r.; Reverse: Two soldiers standing, each holding a spear and leaning on a shield, between them, one standard GLORIA EXERCITVS, in ex. SMK[.].
- Condition
- Worn, corroded, chipped around edges; reverse was fairly legible before electrochemical reduction but now is less soobverse, however, was much improved by the process
- Dimensions
- Weight: 1.03 g; Diameter: 14mm.
- Mint mark
- SMK
- Comments
- See Also
- Bibliography
- M7 R 538
- Author
- JDE