• m13-399-0002-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-399-0002-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis of Constantinople

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 399.0002
Date
336 AD - 337 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1983.0011
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Constantine I
Officina
Β
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
399
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS
Trench
MMS-I 83.A
Locus
MMS-I 83.A Locus 2
B-Grid Coordinates
E141.8 / S55 *102.2
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. rd. dr. cuir. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG; Reverse: Two soldiers standing, each holding a spear and leaning on shield; between them, two standards, GLORIA EXERCITVS in ex. SMN[.].
Condition
Good
Dimensions
Weight: 1.35g; Diameter: 16mm.
Mint mark
SMN
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC VII p. 635 no. 199
Author
JDE

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