Roman Bronze/Copper Alloy 1 Assarion of Sardis

Date
10 BC - 14 AD, Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1973.1292
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
1 Assarion
Coin Mint
Sardis
Issuers
Augustus, Diodorus Hermaphilos
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
145
Site
Sardis
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Head r. bare ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟY; Reverse: Zeus Lydios standing l. ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ ΔΙΟΔΟΡΟΥ ΕΡΜΟΘΙΛOΥ.
Condition
Worn
Dimensions
Weight: 4.16g; Diameter: 18mm.
Comments
Rev. legends of 147.2 and 147.7 clearly end in -OY. For denomination, for the Augustan through Flavian period, see note under Evans type 152.
See Also
Bibliography
RPC I: 2986
Author
JDE