• m13-779-0003-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-779-0003-20
    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. 779.0003
Date
401 AD - 403 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1985.C85.0024
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
Trench
MMS-II 85.1
B-Grid Coordinates
E140.4 / S70.1 *104.1
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
Excellent
Dimensions
Weight: 1.76g; Diameter: 18mm.
Mint mark
CONS
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC X: 86; M7 R 816
Author
JDE

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