• m13-783-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-783-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE3 of Nicomedia

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 783.0001
Date
395 AD - 401 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1990.0201
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE3
Coin Mint
Nicomedia
Issuers
Arcadius
Officina
A
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
783
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS
Trench
MMS-I 90.1
Locus
MMS-I 90.1 Locus 111
B-Grid Coordinates
E157.5 / S62 *101.5
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r. DNARCADIVSPFAVG; Reverse: Emperor facing, head r., holds spear in r. and places l. on shield; to r., Victory crowns him and holds palm in l. VIRTVS EXERCITI, (control mark), in ex. SMN[.] .
Condition
Worn, corroded
Dimensions
Weight: 2.76g; Diameter: 17mm.
Mint mark
SMN
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC X: 62, 64; M7 R 827, 828
Author
JDE

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