Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy 1 Assarion of Sardis

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 159.0001
Date
65 AD, Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1983.0067
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
1 Assarion
Coin Mint
Sardis
Issuers
Ti Cl Mnaseas
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
158
Site
Sardis
Sector
ByzFort
Trench
ByzFort 83.3
B-Grid Coordinates
E680.2 / S331.5
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust of young Senate r. ΘЄΟΝ CYΝΚΛΗΤΟΝ; Reverse: Zeus Lydios standing ЄΠΙ ΤΙ ΜΝΑCЄΟΥ CΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ.
Condition
Corroded
Dimensions
Weight: 3.66g; Diameter: 16mm.
Comments
Denomination suggested in RPC II p. 199.
See Also
Bibliography
RPC I: 3008
Author
JDE

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