• m13-162-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-162-0001-20
    Tetrastyle temple front. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy 1 Assarion of Sardis

Date
70 AD - 73 AD, Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1984.C84.0009
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
1 Assarion
Coin Mint
Sardis
Issuers
T. Clodius M. f.
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
162
Site
Sardis
Sector
ByzFort
Trench
ByzFort 84.1
B-Grid Coordinates
E679 - E680 / S331 - S332 *186.3
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Head of Athena in helmet r. ЄΠI TI KΛΑ(Υ) ΦΙΛ(Є)ΙΝΟΥ CTPA; Reverse: Tetrastyle temple with seven stars in pediment CAPΔΙΑΝΩΝ ΜΑΡΚЄΛΛΟΥ to l. ligatured TO, to r. B, in ex. ΕΠΙ.
Condition
Worn, corroded
Dimensions
Weight: 5.34g; Diameter: 18mm.
Comments
Denomination suggested in RPC II p. 199.
See Also
Bibliography
RPC II: 1305
Author
JDE