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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 Nicomedia
- Date
- 395 AD - 401 AD, Late Roman
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- 2007.0132
- Material
- Bronze/Copper Alloy
- Object Type
- Coin
- Coin Denomination
- AE3
- Coin Mint
- Nicomedia
- Issuers
- Honorius
- Officina
- Α
- Has Mint Mark
- yes
- Has Control Mark
- no
- Has Monogram
- no
- Has Countermark
- no
- Hoard
- Monograph 13 Catalog No.
- 839
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- Tomb 07.1
- Trench
- Tomb 07.1
- Locus
- Tomb 07.1 Locus 10
- B-Grid Coordinates
- W166.75 / S53.5 - S56.5 *99.25 - *98.94
- Description
- This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r. DNHONORIVSPFAVG; 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
- Dimensions
- Weight: 2.02g; Diameter: 15mm.
- Mint mark
- SMN
- Comments
- See Also
- Bibliography
- RIC X: 63, 65; M7 R 895–896
- Author
- JDE