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Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College) -
Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE3 of Cyzicus
- Date
- 348 AD - 350 AD, Late Roman
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- 1997.0008
- Material
- Bronze/Copper Alloy
- Object Type
- Coin
- Coin Denomination
- AE3
- Coin Mint
- Cyzicus
- Issuers
- Constantius II
- Officina
- A
- Has Mint Mark
- yes
- Has Control Mark
- no
- Has Monogram
- no
- Has Countermark
- no
- Hoard
- Monograph 13 Catalog No.
- 539
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- MMS/S
- Trench
- MMS/S 97.1
- Locus
- MMS/S 97.1 Locus 111
- B-Grid Coordinates
- E148.95 / S112.54 *107.11
- Description
- This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r. DNCONSTANTIVSPFAVG; Reverse: Phoenix to r. on globe FEL TEMP REPARATIO, (_|*), in ex. SMKA.
- Condition
- Excellent, a little corroded.
- Dimensions
- Weight: 2.62g; Diameter: 18mm.
- Mint mark
- SMN
- Comments
- Note that although RIC VIII, p. 496 n. 90 cites Sardis excavations (unpublished) for officina Δ, Ι read as Α, and in-trade example with A.
- See Also
- Bibliography
- RIC VIII, p. 496, nos. 89, 90 var.
- Author
- JDE