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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) -
Control Mark. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
Hellenistic Bronze/Copper Alloy Denomination B of Sardis
- Date
- 220 BC - 214 BC, Hellenistic
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- 1992.NoEx92.0014
- Material
- Bronze/Copper Alloy
- Object Type
- Coin
- Coin Denomination
- Denomination B
- Coin Mint
- Sardis
- Issuers
- Achaeus
- Officina
- Has Mint Mark
- no
- Has Control Mark
- yes
- Has Monogram
- no
- Has Countermark
- yes
- Hoard
- Monograph 13 Catalog No.
- 84
- Site
- Sardis
- Description
- This coin type: Obverse: Head of Apollo r.; Reverse: Eagle with palm ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ-ΑΧΑΙΟΥ.
- Condition
- Worn
- Dimensions
- Weight: 4.3g; Diameter: 20mm.
- Coin Countermark
- Horse-head, 5–6 mm circle. On reverse. ca. 213 BC Sardis mint. Mørkholm 1991, p. 126; Houghton and Lorber 2002, II: 65; cf. M7 GR 373, 380.
- Control mark
Houghton and Lorber 2002 does not list this control mark, although cf. no. 955(2).- Comments
- Countermarked. Countermark App. 1; Control mark App. 2.
- See Also
- Bibliography
- cf. Houghton and Lorber 2002: 691, not listed with this C/m
- Author
- JDE