• m13-130-0002-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-130-0002-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy 1 1/2 Assaria of Smyrna

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 130.0002
Date
241 AD - 244 AD, Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1985.NoEx85.0021
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
1 1/2 Assaria
Coin Mint
Smyrna
Issuers
Tranquillina
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
130
Site
Sardis
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. dr. ΦΟΥΡ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛΛЄΙΝΑ C; Reverse: Hercules standing with kantharos and club CMΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ Γ-NЄΩΚΩΡΟΝ.
Condition
Good
Dimensions
Weight: 4.00g; Diameter: 22mm.
Comments
Denomination suggested by Johnston 2007 table 4b; Klose (1987) preferred 2 assaria: RPC VII.1 p. 83 as next-to-smallest denomination, without valuing in assaria.
See Also
Bibliography
Klose 1987 p. 310 no. LXXI Series B; RPC VII.1: 315
Author
JDE

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