• m13-779-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-779-0001-20
    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. 779.0001
Date
401 AD - 403 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1991.0307
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE3
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Arcadius
Officina
A
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
779
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/N
Trench
MMS/N 91.1
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust facing, helm., cuir., spear, shield DNARCADIVSPFAVG; Reverse: Constantinopolis enthroned facing, helmeted head r., holds scepter in r. and victoriola in l., prow by r. foot CONCORDIA AVGG, in ex. CONSA.
Condition
Ok but eroded
Dimensions
Weight: 2.38g; Diameter: 19mm.
Mint mark
CONS
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC X: 86; M7 R 816
Author
JDE

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