• m13-729-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-729-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE2 of Nicomedia

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 729.0001
Date
383 AD - 388 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1982.C82.0030
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE2
Coin Mint
Nicomedia
Issuers
Theodosius I
Officina
Α
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
729
Site
Sardis
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r.; Reverse: Emperor moves r. holds standard in r. and globe in l., spurning captive with foot VIRTVS EXERCITI, in ex. SMNA.
Condition
Good
Dimensions
Weight: 6.2g; Diameter: 24mm.
Mint mark
SMN
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC IX, p. 261, no. 44b1
Author
JDE

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