• m13-965-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-965-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-965-0001-99
    Monogram. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE4 of Heraclea

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 965.0001
Date
450 AD - 457 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1982.C82.0172
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE4
Coin Mint
Heraclea
Issuers
Marcian
Officina
A
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
yes
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
965
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS
Trench
MMS-I 82.A
B-Grid Coordinates
E153 / S55.5 *101.7
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r. DNMARCIANVSPFAVG; Reverse: Monogram RIC X type 2, cross above, in ex. SMH[.].
Condition
Excellent
Dimensions
Weight: 1.2g; Diameter: 10mm.
Mint mark
SMH
Coin Monogram
Marcian, RIC X type 2.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC X: 540
Author
JDE

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