• m13-501-0002-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-501-0002-20
    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. 501.0002
Date
337 AD - 340 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1996.0096
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis
Coin Mint
Nicomedia
Issuers
Constans I
Officina
Β
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
501
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/S
Trench
MMS/S 96.1
Locus
MMS/S 96.1 Locus 104
B-Grid Coordinates
E129.8 / S120.8 *106.92
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Head laur. pd. or rd. DNCONSTANSPFAVG; 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: 1.77g; Diameter: 15mm.
Mint mark
SMN
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC VIII, p. 471, nos. 14, 15; M7 R 446, 447
Author
JDE

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