• m13-94-0006-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-94-0006-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Hellenistic Bronze/Copper Alloy Coin

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 94.0006
Date
350 BC - 27 BC, Hellenistic
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1980.C80.0087
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Coin Mint
Uncertain Mint
Issuers
Seleucid
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
yes
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
94
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/N
Trench
MMS/N 80.1
B-Grid Coordinates
E149.8 / S23.9 *98.01
Description
This coin type: Obverse: illegible; Reverse: illegible.
Condition
Chip from side
Dimensions
Weight: 0.84g; Diameter: 12mm.
Coin Countermark
Knobby club, 3 by 5–7 mm oval. On obverse. 2nd century BC? Sardis. cf. M7 GR 208, 216, 233.
Comments
Corrosion often shows in layers on side of flan; note that coins were added to M7 totals based on notes by Johnston on coin envelopes at Sardis. Some with countermarks. cm. App. 1.
See Also
Bibliography
Author
JDE

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