Hellenistic Bronze/Copper Alloy Coin

Date
350 BC - 27 BC, Hellenistic
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1978.1486
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
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
94
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS/N
Trench
MMS/N 78.1
B-Grid Coordinates
E133.5 / S28.95 *99.68
Description
This coin type: Obverse: illegible; Reverse: illegible.
Condition
almost completely mineralized
Dimensions
Weight: 5.37g; Diameter: 20mm.
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.
See Also
Bibliography
Author
JDE