Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE3 of Constantinople

Date
364 AD - 367 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1996.0069
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE3
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Valentinian I
Officina
Δ
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
yes
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
610
Site
Sardis
Sector
MD2
Trench
MD2 96.1
Locus
MD2 96.1 Locus 15
B-Grid Coordinates
E465.35 / N181.25 *91.31
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r. DNVALENTINIANVSPFAVG; Reverse: Emperor dragging captive r.; holds labarum in l. hand (no cloak) GLORIA ROMANORVM, (control mark in r. field).
Condition
Worn and chipped around edges
Dimensions
Weight: 2.28g; Diameter: 16mm.
Mint mark
CONS
Control mark
*|_
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC IX, p. 214, no. 16a; M7 R 573, 577
Author
JDE