Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy Coin of Sardis

Date
14 AD - 37 AD, Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1980.C80.0074
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
LAW
Trench
LAW 31 80.1
B-Grid Coordinates
E75 - E77 / S332 - S333
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
Dimensions
Weight: 5.91g; Diameter: 15mm.
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