• m13-478-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-478-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis of Nicomedia

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 478.0001
Date
337 AD - 340 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1999.0016
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis
Coin Mint
Nicomedia
Issuers
Constantius II
Officina
Γ
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
478
Site
Sardis
Sector
PA
Trench
PA 99.1
B-Grid Coordinates
E104.33 / N83.67 *95.55
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Head rd. or laur. rd. r. dr. cuir. DN CONSTANTIVS PF AVG; Reverse: Two soldiers standing, each holding a spear and leaning on shield; between them, one standard, GLORA EXERCITVS, in ex. SMN[.].
Condition
Good
Dimensions
Weight: 0.98g; Diameter: 15mm.
Mint mark
SMN
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC VIII p. 471 nos. 10-11
Author
JDE

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