• m13-204-0003-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-204-0003-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy 1 Assarion of Sardis

Date
244 AD - 249 AD, Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1978.1589
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
1 Assarion
Coin Mint
Sardis
Issuers
Philip II
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
204
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/N
Trench
MMS/N 78.1
B-Grid Coordinates
E134.6 / S24.2 *99.06
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. dr. M IOYΛ ΦΙΛΙΠΠOC; Reverse: Zeus Lydios, Dionysos or Tyche standing CΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ Β NEΩΚΟΡΩΝ.
Condition
Worn
Dimensions
Weight: 2.29g; Diameter: 17mm.
Comments
Clipped.
See Also
Bibliography
Author
JDE