• m13-229-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-229-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-229-0001-99
    Countermark (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy Coin of Ephesus?

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 229.0001
Date
212 AD - 235 AD, Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1978.1805
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Coin Mint
Ephesus?
Issuers
Caracalla or Elagabalus or Severus Alexander
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
yes
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
229
Site
Sardis
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust r. laur. illegible legend; Reverse: Tetrastyle temple with patera in pediment, cult statue inside, obscure legend below steps.
Condition
Worn
Dimensions
Weight: 12.67g; Diameter: 30mm.
Coin Countermark
9 mm circle. On obverse. Uncertain date and uncertain city of origin (mint). GIC not.
Comments
Countermarked.
See Also
Bibliography
Author
JDE

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