• m13-153-0002-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-153-0002-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy 1/2 Assarion of Sardis

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 153.0002
Date
17 AD - 19 AD, Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1985.C85.0013
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
1/2 Assarion
Coin Mint
Sardis
Issuers
Germanicus
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
153
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS
B-Grid Coordinates
ca. E65 / S155 *110
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Head r. bare ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΕΩΝ; Reverse: Head r. bare ΔΡΟΥΣΟΣ ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ.
Condition
Excellent
Dimensions
Weight: 2.40g; Diameter: 17mm.
Comments
Denomination suggested in RPC II p. 199.
See Also
Bibliography
RPC I: 2992
Author
JDE

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