• m13-348-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-348-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Roman Imperial Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis of Heraclea

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 348.0001
Date
318 AD - 320 AD, Roman Imperial
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1996.0177
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis
Coin Mint
Heraclea
Issuers
Licinius I
Officina
Γ
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
348
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS
Trench
MMS-II 96.1
Locus
MMS-II 96.1 Locus 22
B-Grid Coordinates
E151 / S72.5 *101.6
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. laur. dr. with globe, scepter, mappa IMPLICINIVSAVG; Reverse: Camp gate with three towers, PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, _|Λ, in ex SMHΓ.
Condition
Corroded
Dimensions
Weight: 2.40g; Diameter: 20mm.
Comments
RIC VII wrongly describes as bust l.
See Also
Bibliography
RIC VII p. 547 no. 49 sic
Author
JDE

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