Hellenistic Bronze/Copper Alloy Unit of Probably Sardis
- Date
- 323 BC - 310 BC, Hellenistic
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- 1994.0064
- Material
- Bronze/Copper Alloy
- Object Type
- Coin
- Coin Denomination
- Unit
- Coin Mint
- Probably Sardis
- Issuers
- Philip III, Antigonus I
- Officina
- Has Mint Mark
- no
- Has Control Mark
- no
- Has Monogram
- no
- Has Countermark
- no
- Hoard
- Monograph 13 Catalog No.
- 18
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- MMS/S
- Trench
- MMS/S 94.1
- Locus
- MMS/S 94.1 Locus 36
- B-Grid Coordinates
- E118.4 / S148.14 *106.56
- Description
- This coin type: Obverse: Head of young Herakles in lion skin helmet r.; Reverse: Bow in case, club / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, beneath, torch.
- Condition
- Much corroded
- Dimensions
- Weight: 5.2g; Diameter: 20mm.
- Comments
- Price (1991) suggested a mint in western Asia Minor. For the suggestion of mint, see Evans, in Kosmin and Berlina 2018.
- See Also
- Bibliography
- Price 1991: 2800
- Author
- JDE