Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE3 of Nicomedia

Date
378 AD - 383 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1982.C82.0180
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE3
Coin Mint
Nicomedia
Issuers
Gratian
Officina
A
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
655
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS
Trench
MMS-III 82.1
B-Grid Coordinates
E128.13 / S76.35 *104.76
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r. DNGRATIANVSPFAVGG; Reverse: Roma, helmeted, seated facing holding globe in r. and spear in l. VIRTVS ROMANORVM, in ex. SMNΑ.
Condition
Worn, corroded
Dimensions
Weight: 2.91g; Diameter: 18mm.
Mint mark
SMN
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC IX, p. 258, no. 33; M7 R 653
Author
JDE