Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE2 of Nicomedia

Date
392 AD - 395 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1986.C86.0005
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE2
Coin Mint
Nicomedia
Issuers
Arcadius
Officina
B
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
782
Site
Sardis
Sector
ByzFort
Trench
ByzFort 86.12
Locus
ByzFort 86.12 Locus 5
B-Grid Coordinates
E668 - E670 / S357 - S359 *191.4
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r. DNARCADIVSPFAVG; Reverse: Emperor on horseback r., raising r. hand GLORIA ROMANORVM, in ex. SMNB.
Condition
Excellent
Dimensions
Weight: 3.07g; Diameter: 21mm.
Mint mark
SMN
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC IX, p. 263, no. 46b2; M7 R 825
Author
JDE