Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE3 of Constantinople

Date
355 AD - 361 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1991.0428
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE3
Coin Mint
Constantinople
Issuers
Constantius II
Officina
Α
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
yes
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
530
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/N
Trench
MMS/N 91.1
Locus
MMS/N 90.1 Locus 45
B-Grid Coordinates
/ *98.22
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r. DNCONSTANTIVSPFAVG; Reverse: Virtus with shield on l. arm, spearing fallen horseman, who raises l. arm, in l. field dot M dot, FEL TEMP REPARATIO, in ex. CONS[.].
Condition
Worn, corroded
Dimensions
Weight: 1.76g; Diameter: 15mm.
Mint mark
CONS
Control mark
•M•|_
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC VIII, p. 460, no. 137; M7 R 345
Author
JDE