• m13-658-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-658-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE2 of Cyzicus

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 658.0001
Date
378 AD - 383 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1978.1732
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE2
Coin Mint
Cyzicus
Issuers
Gratian
Officina
Α
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
658
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/N
Trench
MMS/N 78.1
B-Grid Coordinates
E134.6 / S24.1 *98.15
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. helm., cuir., spear and shield DNGRATIANVSPFAVG; Reverse: Emperor standing facing on galley, head l., raises r. hand; Victory at helm GLORIA ROMANORVM, wreath|_, in ex. SMKA.
Condition
Fair
Dimensions
Weight: 5.38g; Diameter: 22mm.
Mint mark
SMK
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC IX, p. 242, no. 14a1; M7 R 658
Author
JDE

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