Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE3 of Heraclea

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 629.0001
Date
367 AD - 375 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1991.0351
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE3
Coin Mint
Heraclea
Issuers
Valens
Officina
A
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
629
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS
Trench
MMS-II 91.1
Locus
MMS-II 91.1 Locus 155
B-Grid Coordinates
E144.8 / S76.5 *103.4
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r. DNVALENSPFAVG; Reverse: Emperor dragging captive r.; holds labarum in l. hand (no cloak) GLORIA ROMANORVM, *|wreath, in ex. SMHA .
Condition
Eroded, pitted
Dimensions
Weight: 2.25g; Diameter: 20mm.
Mint mark
SMH
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC IX, p. 193, no. 9b
Author
JDE

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