• m13-777-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-777-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE3 of Constantinople

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 777.0001
Date
392 AD - 395 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1977.1427
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE3
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Arcadius
Officina
Γ
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
777
Site
Sardis
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r. DNARCADIVSPFAVG; Reverse: Emperor on horseback r., raising r. hand GLORIA ROMANORVM, in ex. CONSΓ.
Condition
Excellent
Dimensions
Weight: 1.54g; Diameter: 15mm.
Mint mark
CONS
Comments
Offcina Γ is not listed as producing for Arcadius; example found in trade. The style of the coin seems good, but this was a coin turned in to the excavation.
See Also
Bibliography
RIC IX, p. 236, no. 89b var.; M7 R 810
Author
JDE

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