Hellenistic Bronze/Copper Alloy Half unit of Probably Sardis

Date
Late fourth century BC?/297-294 BC?, Hellenistic
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1986.C86.0009
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Half unit
Coin Mint
Probably Sardis
Issuers
Alexander III, successors to Alexander III
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
11
Site
Sardis
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Macedonian shield, Gorgoneion as boss; Reverse: Macedonian helmet Β-Α, caduceus below l.
Condition
Worn, corroded
Dimensions
Weight: 3.28g; Diameter: 15mm.
Comments
For suggestion of mint, see Evans in Kosmin and Berlin 2018. Note that Price (1991) suggested a mint in Salamis and a date of 323–315 BC; Mørkholm (1991, p. 60) suggested Miletus, minted by Cassander’s sons in 297–294. The one known context for this coin is Late Roman.
See Also
Bibliography
Price 1991: 3158; Mørkholm 1991: 73; M7 GR 22
Author
JDE