• m13-796-0002-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-796-0002-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE3 of Antioch

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 796.0002
Date
395 AD - 401 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
2007.0210
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE3
Coin Mint
Antioch
Issuers
Arcadius
Officina
Α
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
796
Site
Sardis
Sector
Tomb 07.1
Trench
Tomb 07.1
B-Grid Coordinates
W169.5 - W171.85 / S52.5 - S55.75 *100.9 - *99.7
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, in ex. ANT[.] .
Condition
Worn
Dimensions
Weight: 1.92g; Diameter: 17mm.
Mint mark
ANT
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC X: 70; M7 R 852
Author
JDE

Related Artifacts