Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy 1 Assarion of Sardis

Date
60 AD, Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1996.0049
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
1 Assarion
Coin Mint
Sardis
Issuers
Nero, Mindios
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
156
Site
Sardis
Sector
MD2
Trench
MD2 96.1
Locus
MD2 96.1 Locus 34
B-Grid Coordinates
E464.26 / N181.3 *92.58
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Head r. laur. ΝΕPΩΝ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ; Reverse: Dionysos standing left with kantharos and long thyrsos. At feet, panther. ligatured ΣΤΡΑ ΤΟ Β; ΕΠΙ ΜΙΝΔΙΟΥ ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ.
Condition
Good
Dimensions
Weight: 5.48g; Diameter: 18mm.
Comments
Denomination suggested in RPC II p. 199.
See Also
Bibliography
RPC I: 2997
Author
JDE