Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE2 of Cyzicus

Date
392 AD - 395 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1973.1187
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE2
Coin Mint
Cyzicus
Issuers
Arcadius
Officina
Γ
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
788
Site
Sardis
Sector
RT
Trench
TY 73
Locus
RT North Colonnade (area of)
B-Grid Coordinates
E104.2 / S6.5 *97.1
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r. DNARCADIVSPFAVG; Reverse: Emperor on horseback r., raising r. hand GLORIA ROMANORVM, in ex SMK[.].
Condition
Corroded and chipped around edges
Dimensions
Weight: 2.9g; Diameter: 20mm.
Mint mark
SMK
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC IX, p. 247, no. 28c; M7 R 838
Author
JDE