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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) -
Countermark (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
Hellenistic Bronze/Copper Alloy Large denomination of Sardis
- Date
- Second - first century BC, Hellenistic
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- 1992.0114
- Material
- Bronze/Copper Alloy
- Object Type
- Coin
- Coin Denomination
- Large denomination
- Coin Mint
- Sardis
- Issuers
- Menemaxos
- Officina
- Has Mint Mark
- no
- Has Control Mark
- no
- Has Monogram
- no
- Has Countermark
- yes
- Hoard
- Monograph 13 Catalog No.
- 54
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- MMS/S
- Trench
- MMS/S 92.D
- Locus
- MMS/S 92.D Locus 19
- B-Grid Coordinates
- E115 / S147 *111.4
- Description
- This coin type: Obverse: Head of young Herakles in lionskin helmet r.; Reverse: Lion r., insect above ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ, in ex. ΜΕΝΕ-ΜΑΧΟΣ.
- Condition
- Worn
- Dimensions
- Weight: 5.6g; Diameter: 18mm.
- Coin Countermark
- 6 mm circle. On obverse. Uncertain mint, Sardis? As M7GR 182, but the l. side is cut off.
- Comments
- Countermark M13 table 4.1. cm. App. 1.
- See Also
- Bibliography
- BMC Lydia, p. 240, no. 37; M7 GR 182
- Author
- JDE