• m13-164-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-164-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy 1 Assarion of Sardis

Date
75 AD, Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
2002.0309
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
1 Assarion
Coin Mint
Sardis
Issuers
Fl Eisigonos
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
164
Site
Sardis
Sector
F55
Trench
F55 02.2
Locus
F55 02.2 Locus 13
B-Grid Coordinates
E725.25 / S168.4 *130.17
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust of young Dionysos r. ЄΠΙ ΦΛ ЄΙCΙΓΟΝΟΥ; Reverse: Zeus Lydios standing CAPΔΙΑΝΩΝ CTPA (ligatured).
Condition
Worn, some corrosion.
Dimensions
Weight: 5.76g; Diameter: 20mm.
Comments
Denomination suggested by RPC II p. 199.
See Also
Bibliography
RPC II: 1316
Author
JDE