Hellenistic Bronze/Copper Alloy Large denomination of Sardis

Date
Ca. 245/220 BC - 2nd c BC, Hellenistic
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1986.0015
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
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
51
Site
Sardis
Sector
ByzFort
Trench
ByzFort 86.12
Locus
ByzFort 86.12 Locus 5
B-Grid Coordinates
E668 - E670 / S357 - S359 *191.4
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Turreted veiled bust of Tyche r.; Reverse: Zeus Lydios ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ, illegible mg.
Condition
Corroded
Dimensions
Weight: 7.41g; Diameter: 22mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
BMC Lydia, p. 242, nos. 49–52; M7 GR 231, 233–234
Author
JDE