• m13-841-0002-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-841-0002-20
    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. 841.0002
Date
406 AD - 408 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1997.0044
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.
841
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/S
Trench
MMS/S 97.1
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r., behind bust, * DNHONORIVSPFAVG; Reverse: Three facing emperors with spears in hand and resting hand on shield; middle emperor is smaller than the other two GLORIA ROMANORVM, in ex. SMN[.] .
Condition
Good
Dimensions
Weight: 1.43g; Diameter: 16mm.
Mint mark
SMN
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC X: 146; M7 R 897
Author
JDE

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