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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.
- 2005.0057
- Material
- Bronze/Copper Alloy
- Object Type
- Coin
- Coin Denomination
- AE3
- Coin Mint
- Nicomedia
- Issuers
- Valentinian II, Theodosius I, Arcadius or Honorius
- Officina
- A
- Has Mint Mark
- yes
- Has Control Mark
- no
- Has Monogram
- no
- Has Countermark
- no
- Hoard
- Monograph 13 Catalog No.
- 873
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- Wadi B
- Trench
- Wadi B 05.1
- Locus
- Wadi B 05.1 Locus 3
- B-Grid Coordinates
- E694 - E695.5 / S226 - S229 *134.2 - *133.9
- Description
- This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r.; 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. SMN[.].
- Condition
- Worn
- Dimensions
- Weight: 1.69g; Diameter: 17mm.
- Mint mark
- SMN
- Comments
- See Also
- Bibliography
- M7 R 1013
- Author
- JDE