Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy As, class 2

Monograph 13: Coins from the Excavations at Sardis: Their Archaeological and Economic Contexts (2018) Cat. 98.0005
Date
Ca. 25 BC, Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1992.0246
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
As, class 2
Coin Mint
Uncertain Mint
Issuers
Augustus
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
98
Site
Sardis
Sector
MMS
Trench
MMS-III 92.2
Locus
MMS-III 92.2 Locus 10
B-Grid Coordinates
E95.7 / S82.85 *103.055
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Head bare r. CAESAR; Reverse: AVGVSTVS in laurel wreath.
Condition
Worn
Dimensions
Weight: 10.4g; Diameter: 30mm.
Comments
98.6, 98.7, 98.8, and 98.9 are halved; halved coins of these types are only common from excavations at Sardis; countermarked: 98.7, 98.9 (latter identification is probable, and countermarked, which is also halved). 20 of 27 examples of M7 R 0003; and one is countermarked.
See Also
Bibliography
RPC I: 2235; M7 R 3
Author
JDE

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