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Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College) -
Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE3 of Cyzicus
- Date
- 378 AD - 383 AD, Late Roman
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- 2006.0001
- Material
- Bronze/Copper Alloy
- Object Type
- Coin
- Coin Denomination
- AE3
- Coin Mint
- Cyzicus
- Issuers
- Gratian
- Officina
- B
- Has Mint Mark
- yes
- Has Control Mark
- yes
- Has Monogram
- no
- Has Countermark
- no
- Hoard
- Monograph 13 Catalog No.
- 659
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- EH
- Description
- This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. helm., cuir., spear and shield DNGRATIANVSPFAV; Reverse: Roma enthroned facing, helmeted head l., holds globe in r. and spear in l., one leg bared CONCORDIA AVGGG, (control mark), in ex. SMK[.].
- Condition
- Excellent
- Dimensions
- Weight: 2.31g; Diameter: 18mm.
- Mint mark
- SMK
- Control mark
- _|+
- Comments
- RIC IX only records Roma 2; variant seen online in A o .
- See Also
- Bibliography
- RIC IX, p. 243, no. 17a2 var.; M7 R 656
- Author
- JDE