• m13-176-0002-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-176-0002-20
    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. 176.0002
Date
100 AD - 140 AD, Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1997.0038
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
MMS/S
Trench
MMS/S 97.1
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Head of young Herakles r. lionskin knotted at neck; Reverse: Bow in case, club, insect CΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ.
Condition
Excellent
Dimensions
Weight: 2.52g; Diameter: 16mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
SNG Cop 510; RPC III not
Author
JDE

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