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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 1 Assarion of Sardis
- Date
- 10 BC - 14 AD?, Roman
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- 1995.0023
- Material
- Bronze/Copper Alloy
- Object Type
- Coin
- Coin Denomination
- 1 Assarion
- Coin Mint
- Sardis
- Issuers
- Mousaios
- Officina
- Has Mint Mark
- no
- Has Control Mark
- no
- Has Monogram
- no
- Has Countermark
- no
- Hoard
- Monograph 13 Catalog No.
- 148
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- MMS/S
- Trench
- MMS/S 95.3
- Locus
- MMS/S 95.3 Locus 14
- B-Grid Coordinates
- E98.3 / S119.9 *106.62
- Description
- This coin type: Obverse: Head of young Herakles r. ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ to r.; Reverse: Apollo standing l., holding hawk in r. and laurel in l. in wreath, at r. ΜΟΥΣΑΙΟΣ .
- Condition
- Good
- Dimensions
- Weight: 5.46g; Diameter: 17mm.
- Comments
- Concave reverse. This coin is given to the reign of Augustus due to the placement of the city name on the obverse, the style of the head of Herakles (Johnston’s “‘later’ generous proportions”, M7 p. 80), and the relatively broad flan. The magistrate’s name is not attested on Hellenistic issues of Herakles/Apollo.
- See Also
- Bibliography
- Not previously published
- Author
- JDE