Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy Coin of Metropolis
- Date
- 253 AD - 268 AD, Roman
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- 1978.1457
- Material
- Bronze/Copper Alloy
- Object Type
- Coin
- Coin Denomination
- Coin Mint
- Metropolis
- Issuers
- Salonina
- Officina
- Has Mint Mark
- no
- Has Control Mark
- no
- Has Monogram
- no
- Has Countermark
- no
- Hoard
- Monograph 13 Catalog No.
- 120
- Site
- Sardis
- Description
- This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. dr., behind, crescent CAΛΩΝ ΧΡVCOΓΟΝΗ CЄΒA; Reverse: Tyche standing with armed emperor ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛЄΙΤΩΝ ΤΩΝ ЄΝ ΙΩΝΙΑ.
- Condition
- Worn, pierced for suspension
- Dimensions
- Weight: 4.93g; Diameter: 23mm.
- Comments
- Pierced for suspension (neither bust nor Tyche upright).
- See Also
- Bibliography
- BMC Ionia p. 181 no. 34
- Author
- JDE