• m13-615-0005-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-615-0005-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE3 of Cyzicus

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 615.0005
Date
364 AD - 375 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1985.C85.0001
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE3
Coin Mint
Cyzicus
Issuers
Valentinian I
Officina
Δ
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
615
Site
Sardis
Sector
ByzFort
Trench
ByzFort 85.NE
Findspot
Found on back wall of mosaic room during cleaning
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r. DNVALENTINIANVSPFAVG; Reverse: Victory rushing l. holds wreath in r. and palm over l. shoulder SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE, in ex. SMK[.].
Condition
Excellent
Dimensions
Weight: 2.88g; Diameter: 19mm.
Mint mark
SMK
Comments
Botched rev. legend: SECVRITAS REIPVBLIAE.
See Also
Bibliography
RIC IX, p. 241, nos. 11a, 13a; M7 R 584
Author
JDE

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