Hellenistic Bronze/Copper Alloy Medium denomination of Sardis

Date
Ca. 245/220 BC - 2nd c BC, Hellenistic
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1980.C80.0121
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Medium denomination
Coin Mint
Sardis
Issuers
various magistrates
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
yes
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
52
Site
Sardis
Sector
LAW
Trench
LAW 31 80.1
B-Grid Coordinates
E75 - E77 / S330 - S333
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Head of young Herakles r.; Reverse: Nude Apollo holding hawk ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ, mg. at l.
Condition
Worn
Dimensions
Weight: 5.42g; Diameter: 16mm.
Coin Countermark
Knobby club, 3 by 5–7 mm oval. On obverse. 2nd century BC? Sardis. cf. M7 GR 208, 216, 233.
Comments
Tends to have a thick flan, reverse is concave. Monogram illeg., cm. of club in oval on obv.
See Also
Bibliography
BMC Lydia, p. 239, nos. 22–36; M7 GR 199–227
Author
JDE