• m13-540-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-540-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE2 of Cyzicus

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 540.0001
Date
351 AD - 354 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1980.C80.0468
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE2
Coin Mint
Cyzicus
Issuers
Constantius II
Officina
S
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
yes
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
540
Site
Sardis
Sector
HoB
Trench
HoB 80.4
Locus
HoB Locus 1980 Grave 1
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, FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Γ|_, in ex. dot SMKS.
Condition
Excellent
Dimensions
Weight: 5.56g; Diameter: 23mm.
Mint mark
SMN
Control mark
Γ|_, dot
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC VIII, p. 497, nos. 95–96; M7 R 377
Author
JDE

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