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Features

Issuer	Sardes (Lydia)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	133 BC - 14 AD
Currency	Drachm
Composition	Bronze
Weight	8.24 g
Diameter	21 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 560154
References	SNG Copenhagen# 463 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes). , SNG von Aulock# 3129 Gebr. Mann (publisher). Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Sammlung von Aulock. Gebr. Mann, Berlin, Germany (17 volumes). , BMC Greek# 49-52 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , Hochard# 1826 Pierre-Olivier Hochard; 2020. Lydie, terre d'empire(s). Ausonius Éditions, Bordeaux, France (2 volumes). , Winterthur 2# 3906 Hansjörg Bloesch; 1997. Griechische Münzen in Winterthur 2. Münzkabinett der Stadt Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland (2 volumes). , Waddington# 5208 Ernest Babelon; 1898. Inventaire sommaire de la collection Waddington: Acquise par l'État en 1897 pour le département des Médailles et Antiques de la Bibliothèque Nationale. Rollin & Feuardent, Paris, France. , GRPC Lydia 4# 253 Dane Kurth; 2020. Greek and Roman Provincial Coins - Lydia / Volume 4 - The Bronze Coinage of Lydia, Sardes (Sardis), Tripolis. Ege Yayinlari, Istanbul, Turkey. , SNG Tübingen 5# 3783-3784 Dietrich Mannsperger; 1994. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Münzsammlung der Universität Tübingen / 5. Heft. Karien und Lydien: Nr. 3307–3886. Hirmer, Munich, Bavaria, Germany. , Weber# 6901 Hermann David Weber, Leonard Forrer. Descriptive catalogue of the collection of Greek coins formed by Sir Hermann Weber M.D. 1823-1918. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes).

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Obverse

Turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche to right.

Reverse

Zeus Lydios standing front, head to left, holding eagle in his right hand and long scepter in his left.

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΣAPΔΙΑΝΩΝ

Mint

Sardis, Lydia, Turkey

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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ND (133 BC - 14 AD)							$ 150

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	CNG Electronic Auction 585 Lot 156	16 Apr 2025	VF	USD 150.00 (+ buyer's premium)
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	Leu Numismatik Web Auction 17 Lot 1115	14 Aug 2021	VF	USD 202.72 (CHF 160.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Tauler & Fau Auction 63 Lot 3011	14 Jul 2020	VF	USD 78.97 (EUR 68.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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