• m13-967-0006-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-967-0006-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-967-0006-99
    Monogram. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE4 of Nicomedia

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 967.0006
Date
450 AD - 457 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1980.C80.0104
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
AE4
Coin Mint
Nicomedia
Issuers
Marcian
Officina
Has Mint Mark
yes
Has Control Mark
yes
Has Monogram
yes
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
967
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/N
Trench
MMS/N 80.1
B-Grid Coordinates
E142.2 / S23.8 *98.45
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r. DNMARCIANVSPFAVG; Reverse: Monogram RIC X, type 2, + above, in ex. NIC.
Condition
Excellent
Dimensions
Weight: 1.14g; Diameter: 10mm.
Mint mark
NIC
Control mark
*above
Coin Monogram
Marcian, RIC X type 2, variant.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
RIC X: 551; M7 R 1078
Author
JDE

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