• m13-633-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-633-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE3 of Constantinople

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 633.0001
Date
375 AD - 376 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1982.C82.0128
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE3
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Valens
Officina
Β
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
633
Site
Sardis
Sector
Wadi B
Trench
Wadi B 82.6
B-Grid Coordinates
ca. E719.86 / S229.04 *147.12
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r. DNVALENSPFAVG; Reverse: Victory rushing l. holds wreath in r. and palm over l. shoulder SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE, C|_, in ex. CONSB.
Condition
Good but chipped
Dimensions
Weight: 2.06g; Diameter: 19mm.
Mint mark
CONS
Comments
M/m attested in trade. M/m attested in trade.
See Also
Bibliography
RIC IX, p. 221, no. 42b var.
Author
JDE

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