• m13-873-0009-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-873-0009-20
    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. 873.0009
Date
395 AD - 401 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1983.C83.0003
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE3
Coin Mint
Nicomedia
Issuers
Valentinian II, Theodosius I, Arcadius or Honorius
Officina
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
873
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS
Trench
MMS-I 83.B
B-Grid Coordinates
E145 - E150 / S70.9 - S75.13
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
Good
Dimensions
Weight: 1.78g; Diameter: 18mm.
Mint mark
SMN
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
M7 R 1013
Author
JDE

Related Artifacts