Hellenistic Bronze/Copper Alloy Coin of Pergamum

Date
159 BC - 133 BC, Hellenistic
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
2012.0005
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
yes
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
27
Site
Sardis
Sector
F49
Trench
F49 12.2
Locus
F49 12.2 Locus 27
B-Grid Coordinates
E851.05 / S403.8 *186.6
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Head of Athena in helmet r.; Reverse: Trophy ΑΘΗΝΑΣ-ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ, mg. indistinguishable.
Condition
Worn
Dimensions
Weight: 4.46g; Diameter: 18mm.
Coin Countermark
Owl with wings folded, r., head facing, 5 mm circle. On reverse. Possibly 2nd-1st century BC.
Comments
For dating, see note on no. 25; when from excavated contexts, they include Late Roman material. See Westermark 1995, series 5. cm. App. 1 rev. type obscure.
See Also
Bibliography
BMC Mysia, p. 130, nos. 172–182; M7 GR 56
Author
JDE