• m13-839-0006-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-839-0006-20
    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. 839.0006
Date
395 AD - 401 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1996.0098
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE3
Coin Mint
Nicomedia
Issuers
Honorius
Officina
Β
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
839
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/S
Trench
MMS/S 96.1
Locus
MMS/S 96.1 Locus 73
B-Grid Coordinates
E137 / S111.5 *105.87
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
Excellent
Dimensions
Weight: 2.15g; Diameter: 18mm.
Mint mark
SMN
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC X: 63, 65; M7 R 895–896
Author
JDE

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