Hellenistic Bronze/Copper Alloy Coin of Pergamum

Date
197 BC - 59 BC or ca. 133 BC - 27 BC, Hellenistic
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1994.0174
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Coin Mint
Pergamum
Issuers
Attalus II?
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
25
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/S
Trench
MMS/S 94.2
Locus
MMS/S 94.2 Locus 28
B-Grid Coordinates
E163 / S158 *106.88
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Head of Asklepios r., magistrate’s name illegible; Reverse: Staff of Asklepios ΑΣΚΛΗΠΙΟΥ-ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ.
Condition
Very corroded, pitted
Dimensions
Weight: 3.16g; Diameter: 16mm.
Comments
BMC Mysia date is 197-159 BC; Johnston date is 133-27 BC; Johnston, in M7, followed von Fritze 1910 pp. 22-24 in seeing that these coins were no longer minted after the creation of the province of Asia. When findspot is known, contexts are Late Roman.
See Also
Bibliography
BMC Mysia, p. 128, nos. 150–157; M7 GR 43–46
Author
JDE