• m13-393-0002-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-393-0002-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy Coin of Constantinople

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 393.0002
Date
330 AD - 335 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1997.0002
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Constantine I
Officina
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
393
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/S
Trench
MMS/S 97.2
B-Grid Coordinates
/ *100.76
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. pd. cuir. dr. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG; Reverse: Two soldiers standing, each holding a spear and leaning on shield; between them, two standards, GLORIA EXERCITVS, in ex. CONS[..].
Condition
Excellent obverse, corroded on reverse.
Dimensions
Weight: 1.20g; Diameter: 15mm.
Mint mark
CONS
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
Author
JDE

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