• m13-481-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-481-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy Follis of Cyzicus

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 481.0001
Date
330 AD - 348 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
2012.0057
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis
Coin Mint
Cyzicus
Issuers
Constantius II
Officina
Β
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
481
Site
Sardis
Sector
F49
Trench
F49 12.3
Locus
F49 12.3 Locus 90
B-Grid Coordinates
E841.45 / S353.46 *182.96
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust laur. r. cuir. FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C; Reverse: Two soldiers standing, each holding a spear and leaning on shield; between them, two standards, GLORIA EXERCITVS, in ex. SMKB.
Condition
Excellent
Dimensions
Weight: 2.25g; Diameter: 19mm.
Mint mark
SMK
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC VII p. 655 no. 85
Author
JDE

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