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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)
Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy 3 Assaria of Smyrna
- Date
- 198 AD - 202 AD, Roman
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- 1983.0087
- Material
- Bronze/Copper Alloy
- Object Type
- Coin
- Coin Denomination
- 3 Assaria
- Coin Mint
- Smyrna
- Issuers
- Caracalla, C. Rufinus
- Officina
- Has Mint Mark
- no
- Has Control Mark
- no
- Has Monogram
- no
- Has Countermark
- no
- Hoard
- Monograph 13 Catalog No.
- 129
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- MMS
- Trench
- MMS/W 83.1
- B-Grid Coordinates
- E100.85 - E104 / S65 - S67.2 *99.87 - *99.7
- Description
- This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. laur. cuir. AVT K M AVP ANTΩΝЄΙΝΟC; Reverse: Victory crowning emperor, who holds scepter and patera over flaming altar ЄΠΙ CΤΡ Κ ΡΟYΦINAI, in ex. CMYP.
- Condition
- Corroded
- Dimensions
- Weight: 10.85g; Diameter: 29mm.
- Comments
- Denomination suggested by Johnston 2007 table 4b; Klose (1987) preferred 4 assaria.
- See Also
- Bibliography
- Klose 1987 p. 284 no. LIX series A Group a
- Author
- JDE