• m13-51-0002-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-51-0002-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Hellenistic Bronze/Copper Alloy Large denomination of Sardis

Date
Ca. 245/220 BC - 2nd c BC, Hellenistic
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
2008.0004
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Large denomination
Coin Mint
Sardis
Issuers
various magistrates
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
yes
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
51
Site
Sardis
Sector
ThSt
Trench
ThSt 08.2
Locus
ThSt 08.2 Locus 6
B-Grid Coordinates
E958.2 / S276.7 *143.59
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Turreted veiled bust of Tyche r.; Reverse: Zeus Lydios ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ, illegible mg.
Condition
Worn
Dimensions
Weight: 10.49g; Diameter: 23mm.
Coin Countermark
Knobby club, 3 by 5–7 mm oval. On obverse. 2nd century BC? Sardis. cf. M7 GR 208, 216, 233.
Comments
cm. App. 1.
See Also
Bibliography
BMC Lydia, p. 242, nos. 49–52; M7 GR 231, 233–234
Author
JDE