Hellenistic Bronze/Copper Alloy Medium denomination of Sardis

Date
Second - first century BC, Hellenistic
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1987.0069
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Medium 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.
55
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS
Trench
MMS-I 87.C
Locus
MMS-I 87.C Locus 54
B-Grid Coordinates
E157 / S57 *102.62
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Head of Apollo r.; Reverse: Club in wreath, mg. below, ΣΑΡΔΙ-ΑΝΩΝ.
Condition
Worn, corroded
Dimensions
Weight: 3.83g; Diameter: 15mm.
Comments
Dies much smaller than flans; thick flans. Illeg. monogram.
See Also
Bibliography
BMC Lydia p. 238, nos. 10–21; M7 GR 183–198
Author
JDE