Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE3 of Nicomedia

Date
378 AD - 383 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1982.C82.0125
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE3
Coin Mint
Nicomedia
Issuers
Valentinian II
Officina
Β
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
698
Site
Sardis
Sector
Wadi B
Trench
Wadi B 82.5
B-Grid Coordinates
ca. E719.86 / S229.04 *147.82
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r. DNVALENTINIANVSPFAVG; Reverse: Roma enthroned facing, helmeted head l., holds globe in r. and spear in l., one leg bared CONCORDIA AVGGG, _|A, in ex. SMNΒ.
Condition
Excellent
Dimensions
Weight: 2.59g; Diameter: 18mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC IX, p. 258, no. 30b3
Author
JDE