• m13-28-0002-99
    Monogram. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Hellenistic Bronze/Copper Alloy Coin of Pergamum

Date
159 BC - 133 BC, Hellenistic
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1985.C85.0022
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Coin Mint
Pergamum
Issuers
Attalus II
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
yes
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
28
Site
Sardis
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Head of Athena in crested helmet with star r.; Reverse: Owl on palm, wings outspread ΑΘΗΝΑΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ.
Condition
Fair
Dimensions
Weight: 3.13g; Diameter: 15mm.
Coin Monogram
BMC Mysia, p. 133, no. 204.
Comments
Schultz (1997 p. 19) believed that the bronze issues minted in the sanctuaries of Athena Nikephoros and Asklepios are not well sorted, nor can they be dated; he suggested that the Hellenistic coins that feature Athena and Asklepios cannot be distinguished from Roman-era issues of similar iconography. Johnston in M7 again followed von Fritze (1910) in dating these coins to before 133 BC. See Westermark 1995, series 2; mg. App. 2.
See Also
Bibliography
BMC Mysia p. 132 nos. 190-204; M7 GR 52-54
Author
JDE