• m13-215-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-215-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy Coin of Pompeiopolis (Soli)

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 215.0001
Date
161 AD - 169 AD, Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1989.0012
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Coin Mint
Pompeiopolis (Soli)
Issuers
Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
yes
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
215
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/N
Trench
MMS/N 89.1
B-Grid Coordinates
E140 / S29 *98.38
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust of Aurelius confronting bust of Verus [...]ANT[...]; Reverse: worn smooth.
Condition
Very worn
Dimensions
Weight: 24.05g; Diameter: 33mm.
Coin Countermark
Male advancing l. (Marsyas?), 5 × 7 rounded rectangle. On obverse. Late Antonine/Severan? Uncertain city of origin (mint).
Comments
Countermarked.
See Also
Bibliography
Cf. RPC IV: temp. 9736, which approximates style of heads, size and weight
Author
JDE

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