• m13-192-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-192-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy 1 Assarion of Sardis

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 192.0001
Date
200 AD - 220 AD, Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1999.0037
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
1 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.
192
Site
Sardis
Sector
CW32
Trench
CW32 99.6
B-Grid Coordinates
E120.5 - E123 / S371 - S374 *147.3
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust of Tyche r. turreted CAPΔΙC; Reverse: Cult statue of Kore of Sardis CΑΡΔIΑΝΩΝ B NЄΩΚΟPΩΝ.
Condition
Excellent
Dimensions
Weight: 4.48g; Diameter: 22mm.
Comments
The style of carving the die (including the strong beaded border and use of negative space) and thinness of flan are traits which are seen in late 1st and 2nd century coins of Sardis.
See Also
Bibliography
BMC Lydia p. 249 nos. 90-91
Author
JDE

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