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Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College) -
Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy Coin of Sardis
- Date
- 81 AD - 96 AD, Roman
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- 1979.2138
- Material
- Bronze/Copper Alloy
- Object Type
- Coin
- Coin Denomination
- Coin Mint
- Sardis
- Issuers
- Domitian, T Fl Metrodorus
- Officina
- Has Mint Mark
- no
- Has Control Mark
- no
- Has Monogram
- no
- Has Countermark
- no
- Hoard
- Monograph 13 Catalog No.
- 168
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- MMS/N
- Trench
- MMS/N 79.1
- B-Grid Coordinates
- E148.5 / S26 *99.2
- Description
- This coin type: Obverse: Head r. laur. ΔOMITIANOC KAICAP CЄBACTOC ΓЄPMANIKOC; Reverse: Minerva seated l., resting l. hand on shield and holding victory in r. ЄΠΙ T ΦΛ ΜЄΤΡΟΔΩΡΟΥ CΤ ΤΟ Β CΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ.
- Dimensions
- Weight: 13.75g; Diameter: 33mm.
- Comments
- RPC II p. 199 preferred a 3 assaria coin; Johnston 2007 table 74, 4 assaria.
- See Also
- Bibliography
- RPC II: 1320
- Author
- JDE