Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy Coin of Cyzicus

Date
388 AD - 395 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1980.0149
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Coin Mint
Cyzicus
Issuers
Valentinian II, Theodosius I, Arcadius or Honorius
Officina
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
yes
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
874
Site
Sardis
Sector
HoB
Trench
HoB 80.6
B-Grid Coordinates
E1.2 - W1 / S67.45 - S65 *100.8 - *100
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r.; Reverse: Victory moving l., holds palm in r. and dragging captive with l. SALVS REIPVBLICAE, chi-rho|_, in ex. SMK[.].
Condition
Good
Dimensions
Weight: 0.90g; Diameter: 12mm.
Mint mark
SMK
Control mark
chi-rho|_
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC IX, p. 246, nos. 26, 30; M7 R 1023
Author
JDE