Hellenistic Bronze/Copper Alloy Small denomination of Sardis

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 53.0002
Date
Ca. 245/220 BC - 2nd c BC, Hellenistic
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1980.0220
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
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
53
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS
Trench
MMS-II 80.B
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Head of young Dionysos r.; Reverse: Forepart of lion r. ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ, mg.
Condition
Worn and chipped around edges
Dimensions
Weight: 2.39g; Diameter: 18mm.
Comments
mg. off flan.
See Also
Bibliography
BMC Lydia, p. 241, nos. 47–48; M7 GR 238–242
Author
JDE

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