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Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College) -
Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy As, class 2
- Date
- Ca. 25 BC, Roman
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- 1986.0009
- 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 86.1
- Locus
- MMS-III 86.1 Locus 8
- B-Grid Coordinates
- E101.95 / S86.75 *104.45
- Description
- This coin type: Obverse: Head bare r. CAESAR; Reverse: AVGVSTVS in laurel wreath.
- Condition
- Worn and halved
- Dimensions
- Weight: 4.32g; Diameter: 24mm.
- 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. halved.
- See Also
- Bibliography
- RPC I: 2235; M7 R 3
- Author
- JDE