• m13-700-0002-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-700-0002-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE4 of Nicomedia

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 700.0002
Date
388 AD - 392 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
2000.0015
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE4
Coin Mint
Nicomedia
Issuers
Valentinian II
Officina
Α
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
700
Site
Sardis
Sector
PA
Trench
PA 00.2
Locus
PA 00.2 Locus 11
B-Grid Coordinates
E124.65 / N51.32 *96.59
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r. DNVALENTINIANVSPFAVG; Reverse: Victory rushing l. holds wreath in r. and palm over l. shoulder SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE, in ex. (control mark) SMN[.].
Condition
Excellent
Dimensions
Weight: 1.30 g; Diameter: 13mm.
Mint mark
SMN
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC IX, p. 262, no. 45a1
Author
JDE

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