• m13-699-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-699-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE3 of Nicomedia

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 699.0001
Date
378 AD - 383 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
2010.0004
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE3
Coin Mint
Nicomedia
Issuers
Valentinian II
Officina
B
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
699
Site
Sardis
Sector
ThSt
Trench
ThSt 10.2
Locus
ThSt 10.2 Locus 1
B-Grid Coordinates
E955.55 / S300.35 *151.91
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r. DNVALENTINIANVSPFAVG; Reverse: Roma seated l. holds spear in r. and Victoriola in l., cuirass by feet VRBS ROMA, branch|*, in ex. SMNB.
Condition
Excellent
Dimensions
Weight: 2.15g; Diameter: 17mm.
Mint mark
SMN
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC IX, p. 259, no. 34.2
Author
JDE

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