• m13-847-0012-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-847-0012-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE3 of Cyzicus

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 847.0012
Date
395 AD - 401 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
2001.0024
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE3
Coin Mint
Cyzicus
Issuers
Honorius
Officina
B
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
847
Site
Sardis
Sector
CW6
Trench
CW6 01.2
Locus
CW6 01.2 Locus 31
B-Grid Coordinates
E1450.5 / S147.35 *110.76
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, in ex. SMK[.] .
Condition
Good
Dimensions
Weight: 2.43g; Diameter: 17mm.
Mint mark
SMK
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC X: 68; M7 R 903
Author
JDE

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