Mint Marks on Late Roman Coins
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Next: Dating 4th Century Coins by Size and ThemeAL, ALE, ALEX, SMAL: Alexandria – Egypt, opened in 294 -421 AD and 457 -474 AD, closed by Leo I
AMB, AMBI: Amiens - France, opened from 350 – 353 AD
AN, ANT, ANTOB, SMAN: Antioch - Syria, 217 – 611 AD
AQ, AQVI, AQVIL, AQOB, AQPS, KONSTAN: Aquileia - Italy, 294 –324 AD and 334 – 430 AD
A, AR, SARL, CON, CONST, KON, KONSTAN: Arelatum, Constantina , Arles - France 313 – 475 AD
BA, SMBA: Barcelona - Spain, 409 – 411 AD
C, CL: Camulodunum, Colchester - England, 287 – 296 AD during Carausius and Allectus reigns
K, KAR, KART, PK: Carthage/Carthago – North Africa, 296- 307, 308-311 AD
CON: Cherson – NW of Odessa Ukraine, 402 AD
C, CP, CON, CONS, CONSP, CONOB: Constantinople, Istanbul - Turkey, 326 AD - 1453
CVZ, CVIC, CYZ, CYZIC, K, KV, KVZ, KY, SMK: Cyzicus, Kapu - Turkey, 260 – 475 AD
H, HER, HERAC, HERACI, HERACL, HT, and SMH: Eregli - Turkey, 291 – 474 AD
L, LI, LN, LON, ML, MLL, MLN, MSL, PLN, PLON, AVG, AVGOB, AVGPS: Londinium, London – England, 287 – 325 AD and 383 – 388 AD
LD, LG, LVG, LVGD, LVGPS, PLG: Lugdumum, Lyons – 15 BC – 90 AD, 195 – 196 AD and 254 – 423 AD
MD, MDOB, MDPS, MED: Mediolanum, Milan – Italy, 250 – 275 ADF and 364- 475 AD
MN, N, NIC, NICO, NIK, SMN: Nicomedia, Izmit – Turkey, 294 – 474 AD and into the Byzantine era
MOST, OST: Ostia port of Rome, 308 – 313 AD
R, RM, ROM, ROMA, ROMOB: Rome – Italy 289 – 40 BC and 20 BC – 476 AD
SD, SER, SERD, SMSD: Serdica, Sophia – Bulgaria, 272 – 282 AD, 303 -308 AD and 313 -314 AD
SIR, SIRM, SM, SIROB: Sirmium, Near Mitrovica – Yugoslavia, 320 – 326 AD, 351- 364 AD, 364 – 379 AD and 393- 395 AD
S, SIS SISC, SISCPS: Siscia, Sisak – Croatia, 260 – 390 AD
COM, COMOB, SMTS, TH, THS, THES, THSOB, TE, TES, TESOB, TH, TS, OES: Thessalonica, Salonika – Greece, 299 – 460 AD and into the Byzantine era.
T: Ticinum, Pavia – Italy, 274 – 326 AD
PTR, SMTR, TR, TRE, TROB, TRPS: Treveri, Trier – Germany, 270 – 276, 293 – 395, 408 – 413, 430 AD
Within the mint marks and in the field of the coin were placed Officinae the work shop within the mint where the coin was struck. They could be A, B, Г, Δ, έ, P, S, Θ, etc. In addition, other special marks were used such as monograms, wreaths, and palm branches, etc.
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