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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 1 Assarion of Sardis
- Date
- 112 AD, Roman
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- 1972.1112
- Material
- Bronze/Copper Alloy
- Object Type
- Coin
- Coin Denomination
- 1 Assarion
- Coin Mint
- Sardis
- Issuers
- Plotina
- Officina
- Has Mint Mark
- no
- Has Control Mark
- no
- Has Monogram
- no
- Has Countermark
- yes
- Hoard
- Monograph 13 Catalog No.
- 172
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- BS
- Trench
- BS 72
- Locus
- BS Locus BS-W 15 (Area of)
- B-Grid Coordinates
- W73.4 / S5.65 *97
- Description
- This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. dr. ΠΛΩΤЄΙΝΑ CЄΒΑCΤΗ; Reverse: Pelops on horseback galloping r. CAPΔΙΑNΩΝ.
- Condition
- Worn
- Dimensions
- Weight: 2.3g; Diameter: 20mm.
- Coin Countermark
- Julia Domna bust in beaded border, 10 mm circle. On obverse (over face) ca. 200? Sardis mint? GIC not.
- Comments
- Countermarked. Reverse worn smooth, thus probable identification.
- See Also
- Bibliography
- RPC III: 2397
- Author
- JDE