• m13-155-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-155-0001-20
    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. 155.0001
Date
45 AD - 54 AD, Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1962.C62.1693
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
1/2 Assarion
Coin Mint
Sardis
Issuers
Claudius
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
155
Site
Sardis
Sector
HoB
Trench
HoB
B-Grid Coordinates
W20 / S90 *100.2
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Head bare l. TI KΛΑΥΔΙΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ; Reverse: Head of mature Herakles l. ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ.
Condition
Ok reverse, corroded obverse
Dimensions
Weight: 3.20g; Diameter: 16mm.
Comments
Denomination suggested in RPC II p. 199.
See Also
Bibliography
RPC I: 2996
Author
JDE

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