Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE3 of Nicomedia

Date
378 AD - 383 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1982.0255
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE3
Coin Mint
Nicomedia
Issuers
Gratian
Officina
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Evans Hoard 2, Burrell Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
654
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/S
Trench
MMS/S 82.1
B-Grid Coordinates
ca. E100.5 - E101 / S114 - S114.5 *102.13 - *102.03
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r. DNGRATIANVSPFAVGG; Reverse: Roma enthroned facing, helmeted head l., holds globe in r. and spear in l., one leg bared CONCORDIA AVGGG, (control mark), in ex. SMNA.
Condition
Halved
Dimensions
Weight: 1.43g; Diameter: 17mm.
Mint mark
SMN
Comments
Halved.
See Also
Bibliography
Burrell 2007; RIC IX, p. 258, no. 30a4
Author
JDE