Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy As, class 2
- Date
- Ca. 25 BC, Roman
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- 1999.0029
- 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
- yes
- Hoard
- Monograph 13 Catalog No.
- 98
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- PA
- Trench
- PA 99.1
- B-Grid Coordinates
- E98.7 / N85.5 *93.63
- Description
- This coin type: Obverse: Head bare r. CAESAR; Reverse: AVGVSTVS in laurel wreath.
- Condition
- Halved, worn, corroded
- Dimensions
- Weight: 3.54g; Diameter: 23mm.
- Coin Countermark
- Illegible, circle. Uncertain whether on obverse or reverse.
- 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, rev. type uncertain but likely; cm. (also halved) App. 1.
- See Also
- Bibliography
- RPC I: 2235; M7 R 3
- Author
- JDE