Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy 1/2 Assarion of Sardis

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 176.0001
Date
100 AD - 140 AD, Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1979.1937
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.
176
Site
Sardis
Sector
EH
Trench
EH 79.1
B-Grid Coordinates
/ *96.53
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Head of young Herakles r. lionskin knotted at neck; Reverse: Bow in case, club, insect CΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ.
Condition
Worn
Dimensions
Weight: 2.2g; Diameter: 17mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
SNG Cop 510; RPC III not
Author
JDE

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