• m13-504-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-504-0001-20
    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. 504.0001
Date
331 AD - 334 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1989.0194
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Follis
Coin Mint
Cyzicus
Issuers
Constans I
Officina
Β
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
504
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS
Trench
MMS-II 89.1
Locus
MMS-II 89.1 Locus 18
B-Grid Coordinates
/ *103.68
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust laur. cuir. dr. r. FLIVLCONSTANSNOBC; Reverse: Two soldiers standing, each holding a spear and leaning on their shield; between them, two standards GLORIA EXERCITVS, in ex. SMKB.
Condition
Excellent
Dimensions
Weight: 3.08g; Diameter: 18mm.
Mint mark
SMK
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC VII, p. 655, no. 87
Author
JDE

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