• m13-157-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-157-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy 1 Assarion of Sardis

Date
65 AD, Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
2013.0013
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
1 Assarion
Coin Mint
Sardis
Issuers
Nero, Ti Cl Mnaseas
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
157
Site
Sardis
Sector
F49
Trench
F49 13.1
Locus
F49 13.1 Locus 118
B-Grid Coordinates
E851.5 / S400.3 *185.13
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Head r. laur. ΝΕΡΩΝ KAICAP; Reverse: ΕΠΙ ΤI ΜΝΑCEΟY CΑΡΔΙANΩΝ.
Condition
Excellent
Dimensions
Weight: 4.14g; Diameter: 18mm.
Comments
See discussion of coin 157.1 in Evans, Sardis M13 section 2.3.1; See discussion of coin 157.2 in Evans, Sardis M13 section 2.2.2. Denomination suggested in RPC II p. 199.
See Also
Bibliography
RPC I: 3007
Author
JDE