• m13-165-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-165-0001-20
    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. 165.0001
Date
75 AD, Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1973.1316
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
1/2 Assarion
Coin Mint
Sardis
Issuers
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
165
Site
Sardis
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Head of young Herakles r. laur. with lionskin CAPΔΙΑΝΩΝ; Reverse: Herakles standing l. with club and lionskin CAPΔΙΑΝΩΝ in wreath.
Condition
Worn
Dimensions
Weight: 2.82g; Diameter: 15mm.
Comments
Denomination from Johnston 2007 table 74; RPC II p. 199.
See Also
Bibliography
RPC II: 1310 var. (no wreath noted)
Author
JDE

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