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Reverse with countermark. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
Hellenistic Bronze/Copper Alloy Coin
- Date
- 350 BC - 27 BC, Hellenistic
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- 1983.0006
- 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/S
- Trench
- MMS/S 83.1
- Locus
- MMS/S 83.1 Locus 1
- B-Grid Coordinates
- E96.31 / S113.1 *105.2
- Description
- This coin type: Obverse: illegible; Reverse: illegible.
- Condition
- Worn, pierced
- Dimensions
- Weight: 4.08g; Diameter: 22mm.
- Coin Countermark
- [...]TVS in 5 b y6 rectangle. Uncertain whether obverse or reverse. Uncertain mint.
- 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, pierced.
- See Also
- Bibliography
- Author
- JDE