The Archaeological Exploration of Sardis

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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. 985.0027

Date: 457 AD - 474 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.: 1985.0138
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: MMS
Trench: MMS-I 85.1
Locus: MMS-I 85.1 Locus 57
B-Grid Coordinates: E146.8 - E147.5 / S55.3 - S61 *101.6

Description: This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r. Uncertain legend; Reverse: RIC X, type 1 monogram.
Condition: Eroded
Dimensions: Weight: 0.45g; 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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