• m13-384-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-384-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Roman Imperial Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis of Lugdunum

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 384.0001
Date
320 AD, Roman Imperial
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1993.0159
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis
Coin Mint
Lugdunum
Issuers
Constantine II
Officina
P
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
384
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS
Trench
MMS-II 93.1
Locus
MMS-II 93.1 Locus 14
B-Grid Coordinates
E148 / S72.5 *102.2
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. laur. cuir., seen from back CONSTANTINVSIVNNOBC (no breaks); Reverse: Two victories facing each other holding shield inscribed VOT/PR, over altar VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP in ex. P two bound captives L.
Condition
Very good, chipped
Dimensions
Weight: 1.9g; Diameter: 20mm.
Comments
Variant in obverse legend; on p.127 n. 77 the author suggests that the previous recording of the legend from Finland (Imajoki Collection) is in error, but now can be seen it is not.
See Also
Bibliography
RIC VII p. 128 no. 90 var.
Author
JDE

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