• m13-774-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-774-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE2 of Constantinople

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 774.0001
Date
383 AD - 388 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1980.C80.0070
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE2
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Arcadius
Officina
Γ
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
yes
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
774
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS
Trench
MMS-I 80.1
B-Grid Coordinates
ca. E143.1 / S70 *104.92
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r. DNARCADIVSPFAVG; Reverse: Emperor moves r. holds standard in r. and globe in l., spurning captive with foot VIRTVS EXERCITI, ✝ |_, in ex. CONSΓ.
Condition
Excellent
Dimensions
Weight: 5.06g; Diameter: 23mm.
Mint mark
CONS
Control mark
✝ |_
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC IX, p. 233, no. 83c1; M7 R 806
Author
JDE

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