• m13-737-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-737-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE2 of Cyzicus

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 737.0001
Date
383 AD - 388 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1998.0006
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE2
Coin Mint
Cyzicus
Issuers
Theodosius I
Officina
A
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
737
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/S
Trench
MMS/S 98.1
Locus
MMS/S 98.1 Locus 301
B-Grid Coordinates
E148.4 / S110.2 *106.7
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r. DNTHEODOSIVSPFAVG; Reverse: Emperor moves r. holds standard in r. and globe in l., spurning captive with foot VIRTVS EXERCITI, in ex. SMKA.
Condition
Excellent, with some corrosion
Dimensions
Weight: 5.21g; Diameter: 22mm.
Mint mark
SMK
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC IX, p. 245, no. 25b1
Author
JDE

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