• m13-139-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-139-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy Coin of Hyrcanis

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 139.0001
Date
50 AD - 100 AD?, Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1983.0161
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Coin Mint
Hyrcanis
Issuers
Bettios?
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
139
Site
Sardis
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Head of Senate r. laur. IЄPACΥΝ KΛΗΤΟC; Reverse: River god recumbent, with cap?, horizontal reed YPKANΩN (ΕΠΙ Μ?), in ex. BETTIO in mirror image.
Condition
Excellent rev OK obv
Dimensions
Weight: 3.62g; Diameter: 18mm.
Comments
Imhoof-Blumer (1923) records the type with the legend in the l. field ΠΙΔΑCOC and nothing in exergue; Imhoof-Blumer (1895 p. 235 no. 3) lists of coin of Hyrcanis with an obverse of Trajan and the name of Bettios on the reverse. My thanks to Carmen Arnold-Biucchi for tracking down Bettios.
See Also
Bibliography
Imhoof-Blumer 1923 no. 314 var.
Author
JDE

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