• m13-169-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-169-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy Coin of Sardis

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 169.0001
Date
80 AD - 100 AD?, Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
2007.0254
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Coin Mint
Sardis
Issuers
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
yes
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
169
Site
Sardis
Sector
AT
Trench
AT-Pac 07.3
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust of young Senate r. dr. IЄPA CYNKΛΗTOC; Reverse: Demeter standing veiled, holding poppies in r. hand and scepter in l. CAPΔΙΑΝΩΝ.
Condition
Good
Dimensions
Weight: 7.86g; Diameter: 28mm.
Coin Countermark
Illegible, oval. On obverse.
Comments
RPC II p. 199 prefers a 2 assaria coin; Johnston 2007 table 74, 3 assaria. See note about dating the coin, Evans, Sardis M13 section 3.3. Countermarked.
See Also
Bibliography
BMC Lydia p. 246 no. 73
Author
JDE

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