The Archaeological Exploration of Sardis

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Late Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy AE4 of Thessalonica

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 973.0001

Date: 457 AD - 474 AD, Late Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.: 1991.0504
Material: Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type: Coin
Coin Denomination: AE4
Coin Mint: Thessalonica
Issuers: Leo I
Officina
Has Mint Mark: no
Has Control Mark: no
Has Monogram: yes
Has Countermark: no
Hoard: Evans Hoard 4
Monograph 13 Catalog No.: 973
Site: Sardis
Sector: ByzFort
Trench: ByzFort 91.17
Locus: ByzFort 91.17 Locus 52
B-Grid Coordinates: E711 / S407 *186.57

Description: This coin type: Obverse: Bust pd. cuir. dr. r. uncertain legend; Reverse: Monogram RIC X type 4.
Condition: Worn, cracked
Dimensions: Weight: 0.64g; Diameter: 10mm.
Coin Monogram: Leo I, RIC X type 4.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography: RIC X: 695–697; M7 R 1089
Author: JDE

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