Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy 2 Assaria of Sardis
- Date
- 218 AD - 222 AD, Roman
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- 1997.0087
- Material
- Bronze/Copper Alloy
- Object Type
- Coin
- Coin Denomination
- 2 Assaria
- Coin Mint
- Sardis
- Issuers
- Elagabalus
- Officina
- Has Mint Mark
- no
- Has Control Mark
- no
- Has Monogram
- no
- Has Countermark
- no
- Hoard
- Monograph 13 Catalog No.
- 194
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- MD1/S
- Trench
- MD1/S 97.1
- Locus
- MD1/S 97.1 Locus 5
- B-Grid Coordinates
- E350.7 / N31 *96.05
- Description
- This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. rad. dr. cuir. AVK MA ANTΩΝЄΙΝΟC; Reverse: Athena Nikephoros CAPΔΙΑΝΩΝ Β ΝЄΩΚΟΡΩΝ.
- Condition
- Very worn
- Dimensions
- Weight: 6.01g; Diameter: 24mm.
- Comments
- BMC Lydia p. 262 no. 161 lists only for Caracalla; Johnston (1982) more carefully differentiates between Caracalla and Elagabalus.
- See Also
- Bibliography
- Cf. BMC Lydia p. 262 no. 161
- Author
- JDE