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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 1/2 Assarion of Sardis
- Date
- 212 AD - 217 AD, Roman
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- 1985.C85.0002
- 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.
- 193
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- MMS
- Trench
- MMS-I 85.1
- Locus
- MMS-I 84.1 Locus 18
- B-Grid Coordinates
- E145.7 - E151 / S70 - S70.9 *102.06 - *101.71
- Description
- This coin type: Obverse: Bust of Zeus r. laur. Ζ(retrograde)ЄYC-ΛY ΔIOC; Reverse: Young Herakles standing with club and lionskin CΑΡΔΙΑNΩΝ dot.
- Condition
- Slightly eroded but ok
- Dimensions
- Weight: 1.6g; Diameter: 15mm.
- Comments
- See Also
- Bibliography
- BMC Lydia p. 248 nos. 85-86
- Author
- JDE