Hellenistic Bronze/Copper Alloy Small denomination of Sardis

Date
Second - first century BC, Hellenistic
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
2012.0028
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.
56
Site
Sardis
Sector
F49
Trench
F49 12.1
Locus
F49 12.1 Locus 122
B-Grid Coordinates
E848.8 / S402.2 *186.51
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Head of young Dionysos r.; Reverse: Horned panther with broken spear l. ΣΑΡΔΙ-ΑΝΩΝ, monograms.
Condition
Corroded
Dimensions
Weight: 7.00g; Diameter: 18mm.
Comments
i.d. prob., no mg. leg.
See Also
Bibliography
BMC Lydia p. 241 nos. 40-44; M7 GR 235–37
Author
JDE