• m13-650-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-650-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE3 of Thessalonica

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 650.0001
Date
367 AD - 375 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1987.C87.0010
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE3
Coin Mint
Thessalonica
Issuers
Gratian
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
yes
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
650
Site
Sardis
Sector
ByzFort
Trench
ByzFort 87.NE
Locus
ByzFort 87.NE Locus 1
B-Grid Coordinates
ca. E697 / S329 *178.5
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r. DNGRATIANVSPFAVGG; Reverse: Emperor dragging captive r.; holds labarum in l. hand (no cloak) GLORIA ROMANORVM, _|*/B.
Condition
Good
Dimensions
Weight: 2.32g; Diameter: 17mm.
Control mark
_|*/B
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC IX, p. 178, no. 26c
Author
JDE

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