Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE3 of Nicomedia

Date
408 AD - 423 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1980.0184
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE3
Coin Mint
Nicomedia
Issuers
Honorius
Officina
Β
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
843
Site
Sardis
Sector
HoB
Trench
HoB 80.4
Locus
HoB Locus 1980 Grave 1
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r., behind bust, * DNHONORIVSPFAVG; Reverse: Two facing emperors with spears in hand and holding between them a globe GLORIA ROMANORVM, in ex. SMNB.
Condition
Good, chipped around the edges
Dimensions
Weight: 1.6g; Diameter: 16mm.
Mint mark
SMN
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC X: 412; M7 R 899
Author
JDE