Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy Coin of Sardis

Date
14 AD - 37 AD, Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
2007.0233
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Coin Mint
Sardis
Issuers
Opinas and Akiamos
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
150
Site
Sardis
Sector
AT
Trench
AT-Pac 07.3
Locus
AT-PAC 07.3 Locus 6
B-Grid Coordinates
W249.1 / S1285.6 *114.53
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Head of young Herakles r. ΟΠΙΝΑΣ ΑΚΙΑMΟΣ; Reverse: Apollo standing l., holding hawk in r. and laurel in l. in wreath ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ.
Condition
Worn and corroded esp reverse
Dimensions
Weight: 4.35g; Diameter: 17mm.
Comments
RPC I p. 487 calls this a "smaller" assarion, modeled on the Hellenistic coin of similar types; Johnston (2007 table 74) prefers "?tetrachalkon," but also noting earlier denomination.
See Also
Bibliography
RPC I: 2990
Author
JDE