Sardes, bronze (CN type 2015)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
2.-1. Jh. v. Chr.
Coin type in bronze struck at Sardes dated 2.-1. Jh. v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 2015. Obverse: Head of (youthful) Apollo, right, wearing laurel wreath. Reverse: Upright club, oak wreath around bound at bottom.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 14–16 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 2.95 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Sardes
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of (youthful) Apollo, right, wearing laurel wreath.
- Reverse type
- Upright club, oak wreath around bound at bottom.
- Reverse legend
- ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2015
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 2015
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 238f., nr. 10-21
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 3125f.
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution