• m13-179-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-179-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy 1 Assarion of Sardis

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 179.0001
Date
180 AD - 193 AD, Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1984.C84.0043
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
1 Assarion
Coin Mint
Sardis
Issuers
Commodus
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
179
Site
Sardis
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. bare M AVP KOMMOΔΟC ΚΑ; Reverse: Cult statue of Kore of Sardis enthroned between wheat ear and poppy CAPΔI[Α]ΝΩΝ.
Condition
Fair, worn
Dimensions
Weight: 4.68g; Diameter: 21mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
BMC Lydia p. 259 no. 145
Author
JDE

Related Artifacts