Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy 1/2 Assarion of Sardis
- Date
- 138 AD - 190 AD, Roman
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- 1979.1914
- 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.
- 183
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- MMS/N
- Trench
- MMS/N 79.1
- B-Grid Coordinates
- E140 / S27.3 *99.7
- Description
- This coin type: Obverse: Head of young Herakles r. laur. no legend; Reverse: Herakles standing with club and lionskin.
- Dimensions
- Weight: 4.27g; Diameter: 18mm.
- Comments
- Johnston, in M7, dated this issue to ca. 75, due to the counterclockwise legends, found on coins of Nero and Vespasian, but noted the lettering and style are uncharacteristic of Neronian coins of Sardis.
- See Also
- Bibliography
- BMC Lydia p. 247 no. 81
- Author
- JDE