• m13-182-0005-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-182-0005-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy 1/2 Assarion of Sardis

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 182.0005
Date
138 AD - 190 AD, Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1984.0143
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
1/2 Assarion
Coin Mint
Sardis
Issuers
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
182
Site
Sardis
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Head of mature Herakles l. no legend; Reverse: Omphale mincing r. CARDIANΩΝ.
Condition
Fair
Dimensions
Weight: 3.75g; Diameter: 18mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
BMC Lydia p. 247 nos. 79-80
Author
JDE

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