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Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College) -
Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College) -
Monogram. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
Hellenistic Bronze/Copper Alloy Small denomination of Sardis
- Date
- Third - first century BC, Hellenistic
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- 1993.NoEx93.0028
- Material
- Bronze/Copper Alloy
- Object Type
- Coin
- Coin Denomination
- Small denomination
- Coin Mint
- Sardis
- Issuers
- various magistrates
- Officina
- Has Mint Mark
- no
- Has Control Mark
- no
- Has Monogram
- yes
- Has Countermark
- no
- Hoard
- Monograph 13 Catalog No.
- 57
- Site
- Sardis
- Description
- This coin type: Obverse: Head of young Herakles in lion skin helmet r.; Reverse: Kantharos ΣΑΡΔΙ-ΑΝΩΝ to r. and l., below mgs.
- Condition
- Good
- Dimensions
- Weight: 3.0g; Diameter: 14mm.
- Coin Monogram
- BMC Lydia, p. 241, no. 46.
- Comments
- mg. App. 2.
- See Also
- Bibliography
- BMC Lydia, p. 241, nos. 45–46 (sic bearded); M7 GR 228–230
- Author
- JDE