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Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College) -
Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College) -
Monogram. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
Hellenistic Bronze/Copper Alloy Small denomination of Sardis
- Date
- Ca. 245/220 BC - 2nd c BC, Hellenistic
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- 1996.0145
- Material
- Bronze/Copper Alloy
- Object Type
- Coin
- Coin Denomination
- Small denomination
- Coin Mint
- Sardis
- Issuers
- various magistrates
- Officina
- Has Mint Mark
- no
- Has Control Mark
- no
- Has Monogram
- yes
- Has Countermark
- no
- Hoard
- Monograph 13 Catalog No.
- 53
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- MD2
- Trench
- MD2 96.1
- Locus
- MD2 96.1 Locus 42
- B-Grid Coordinates
- E462.45 / N178.35 *91.28
- Description
- This coin type: Obverse: Head of young Dionysos r.; Reverse: Forepart of lion r. ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ, mg.
- Condition
- Good
- Dimensions
- Weight: 4.39g; Diameter: 16mm.
- Coin Monogram
- BMC Lydia, p. 241, no. 47; M7 GR 241; Bell 1916, no. 261.
- Comments
- mg. App. 2.
- See Also
- Bibliography
- BMC Lydia, p. 241, nos. 47–48; M7 GR 238–242
- Author
- JDE