• m13-72-0004-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-72-0004-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Hellenistic Bronze/Copper Alloy Denomination C or D of Sardis or perhaps Smyrna

Date
280 BC - 261 BC, Hellenistic
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
2009.0025
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Denomination C or D
Coin Mint
Sardis or perhaps Smyrna
Issuers
Antiochus I
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
72
Site
Sardis
Sector
F49
Trench
F49 09.1
Locus
F49 09.1 Locus 57
B-Grid Coordinates
E836.1 / S396.5 *181.27
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Bust of Athena facing; Reverse: Nike l. with wreath and palm ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ- ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, C/m illegible.
Condition
Worn, corroded
Dimensions
Weight: 2.65g; Diameter: 15mm.
Comments
Since nine of these coins (including four in M7 GR 357–358) have been found in the Sardis excavations, Sardis should be preferred as the mint.
See Also
Bibliography
Houghton and Lorber 2002: 315; M7 GR 358; Bell 1911: 368–376
Author
JDE