Hellenistic Bronze/Copper Alloy Half unit of Miletus?

Date
317 BC - 300 BC, Hellenistic
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1999.0026
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Half unit
Coin Mint
Miletus?
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.
12
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/S
Trench
MMS/S 99.1
Locus
MMS/S 99.1 Locus 368
B-Grid Coordinates
E143.8 / S116 *104.16
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Macedonian shield with thunderbolt as boss; Reverse: Macedonian helmet Β-Α.
Condition
Worn, corroded
Dimensions
Weight: 2.10g; Diameter: 17mm.
Comments
Ashton (1998, p. 45) suggested Miletus as the mint, due to provenance of the coins and die axis.
See Also
Bibliography
Price 1991: 397; SNG Cop: 1119–1121
Author
JDE