Roman Empire — ruler unread · AE 4 from Tas-Silġ

387–388 · Roman Empire — ruler unread

A camp gate with a star above it forms the reverse design, identified as SPES ROMANORVM 1. The diademed bust cannot be assigned to a ruler; the incomplete mint mark allows only tentative alternatives.

Technical specifications

Composition
Bronze
Mint
Rome or Aquileia? — unresolved
Weight
Unknown / not verified
Diameter
Unknown / not verified
Fineness
Unknown / not verified
Total mintage
Unknown / not verified
Edge
Unknown / not verified
denominationNote
AE size classes are catalogue module labels, not a securely established face value.
Colour
Unknown / not verified
Serial format
Unknown / not verified

The coin belongs to the published Tas-Silġ assemblage beneath the basin interpreted as a baptismal font. The deposit combines coins of different dates. Its Maltese findspot documents local presence; it does not establish manufacture in Malta or a single deposition date for every coin.

A documented specimen

All weights and dimensions are measurements of listed excavation specimens, including damaged or pierced examples. They are not nominal mint specifications. No averages or conversions have been substituted. Reference example: catalogue no27. Other examples remain separately listed.

Collection
Collection not documented
Catalogue reference
Perassi2005 no27
Specimen weight
0.83 g
Specimen diameter
13 mm
Findspot
Tas-Silġ, Malta — basin/baptismal-font deposit
Excavation context
US4562; D15

Dating and classification

The published catalogue range is retained. Some ranges reflect a ruler’s reign or the copied prototype; they are not exact issue dates or dates of deposition.

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