Hellenistic Bronze/Copper Alloy Small denomination of Sardis
- Date
- Third - first century BC, Hellenistic
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- 1999.0025
- 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
- no
- Has Countermark
- no
- Hoard
- Monograph 13 Catalog No.
- 57
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- PA
- Trench
- PA 99.1
- B-Grid Coordinates
- E97.98 / N84.65 *94.81
- 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
- Very corroded, worn
- Dimensions
- Weight: 3.08g; Diameter: 16mm.
- Comments
- mg. illeg.
- See Also
- Bibliography
- BMC Lydia, p. 241, nos. 45–46 (sic bearded); M7 GR 228–230
- Author
- JDE