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Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE4 of Uncertain Eastern Mint

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 985.0021

Date: 457 AD - 474 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.: 2011.0002
Material: Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type: Coin
Coin Denomination: AE4
Coin Mint: Uncertain Eastern Mint
Issuers: Leo I
Officina
Has Mint Mark: no
Has Control Mark: no
Has Monogram: yes
Has Countermark: no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.: 985
Site: Sardis
Sector: F49
Trench: F49 11.2
Locus: F49 11.2 Locus 8
B-Grid Coordinates: E843.36 / S394.67 *185.98

Description: This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r. Uncertain legend; Reverse: RIC X, type 1 monogram.
Condition: Corroded
Dimensions: Weight: 0.79g; Diameter: 9mm.
Coin Monogram: Leo I, RIC X type 1.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography: M7 R 1099; M7 R 1100; M7 R 1101
Author: JDE

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