• m13-674-0002-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-674-0002-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE3 of Cyzicus

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 674.0002
Date
364 AD - 375 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1994.0145
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE3
Coin Mint
Cyzicus
Issuers
Valentinian I or Valens
Officina
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
674
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/N
Trench
MMS/N 94.1
Locus
MMS/N 94.1 Locus 75
B-Grid Coordinates
E171 / S11.5 *99
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r.; Reverse: Emperor dragging captive r.; holds labarum in l. hand (no cloak) GLORIA ROMANORVM, in ex. SMKΑ.
Condition
Worn, corroded, chipped
Dimensions
Weight: 1.81g; Diameter: 17mm.
Mint mark
SMK
Comments
Rev. reads GLORIA ROMANOVM, o . unc.
See Also
Bibliography
RIC IX, p. 241, nos. 8, 12; M7 R 1018
Author
JDE

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