• m13-311-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-311-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Roman Imperial Billon Denarius of Rome

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 311.0001
Date
273 AD - 274 AD, Roman Imperial
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1986.0036
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Denarius
Coin Mint
Rome
Issuers
Aurelian
Officina
A
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
311
Site
Sardis
Sector
ByzFort
Trench
ByzFort 86.12
Locus
ByzFort 86.12 Locus 6
B-Grid Coordinates
E684.5 / S327.5 - S333.5 *689.5
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. laur. IMPCAVRELIANVSAVG; Reverse: Victory l. with wreath and palm, captive by feet VICTORIAAVG in ex. A.
Condition
Obv worn, reverse good
Dimensions
Weight: 2.10g; Diameter: 18mm.
Comments
Note redating of BASOR Suppl. 26 1990 p. 155 n. 32.
See Also
Bibliography
RIC V.1 p. 273 nos. 72-73
Author
JDE

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