Sardis

Mints

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 197

The mint at the ancient site of Sardes in Lydia.

Die Studies

Item	Image	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
Sardis (Croesus), gold, staters (foreparts of lion and bull/incuse squares) (560-546 BCE)		Gold	996,363 kg
Sardis (Persian), silver, sigloi (archer/incuse rectangle) (Group III: 485-420 BCE)		Silver	1,841 kg
Sardis (Xerxes - Darius II), silver, sigloi (archer/incuse rectangle) (Group IIIb) (480-425 BCE) Alram		Silver	1,610 kg
S 2069 - Sardis (Darius II - Artaxerxes II), silver, sigloi (Group IV) (420-350 BCE) Alram		Silver	1,070 kg
S 1687 - Sardis (Persian), silver, sigloi (Group IV: 420-350 BCE) Carradice 1998		Silver
S 1964 - Sardes? (Persians), silver, tetradrachms (350-341 BCE)		Silver	23,712 kg
H 214 - Sardis (Alexander the Great), silver, tetradrachms (330-297 BCE)		Silver	19,689 kg
H 215 - Sardis (Alexander the Great), silver, drachms (330-297 BCE)		Silver	28,525 kg
H 213 - Sardis (Alexander the Great), gold, staters (330-297 BCE)		Gold	118,486 kg
H 213b - Sardis (Alexander the Great), gold, hemistaters (330-297 BCE)		Gold	1,080 kg
H 213c - Sardis (Alexander the Great), gold, tetartai (330-297 BCE)		Gold	1,200 kg
Sardis (Seleucus I), silver, tetradrachms (Heracles/seated Zeus) (282-281 BCE) Hochard 2024		Silver	1,758 kg
Sardis (Seleucus I), silver, tetradrachms (Heracles/seated Zeus) (282-281 BCE) Miller - Hoover 2010		Silver	1,329 kg
Sardis (Antiochus I), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus I/seated Apollo) (280-261 BCE)		Silver	2,012 kg
Sardis (Antiochus I), silver, tetradrachms (Heracles/seated Zeus) (280-261 BCE)		Silver	757 kg
Sardis (Antiochus I), silver, tetradrachms (Seleucus I/seated Apollo) (276-270 BCE)		Silver	1,490 kg
Sardis (Antiochus II), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus II/seated Apollo) (261-246 BCE)		Silver	352 kg
Sardis (Antiochus II), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus I/seated Apollo) (261-246 BCE)		Silver	1,040 kg
Sardis (Antiochus II), gold, staters (Athena/Nike) (261-246 BCE)		Gold	2,786 kg
Sardis (Seleucus II), silver, tetradrachms (Seleucus II/standing Apollo) (246-242 BCE)		Silver	2,811 kg
Sardis (Antiochus Hierax), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus Hierax/seated Apollo) (242-227 BCE)		Silver	2,939 kg
Sardis (Antiochus Hierax), silver, tetradrachms (bust of Antiochus Hierax/seated Apollo) (242-227 BCE)		Silver	541 kg
Sardis (Seleucus II), silver, tetradrachms (Seleucus II/standing bearded Apollo) (227-226 BCE)		Silver	39,295 kg
Sardis (Achaeus), silver, tetradrachms (Achaeus/Athena Promachos) (220-214 BCE)		Silver	361 kg
Sardis (Antiochus III), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus III/seated Apollo) (210-203 BCE)		Silver	2,914 kg
Sardis (Antiochus III), silver, tetradrachms (Antiochus III/elephant) (210-203 BCE)		Silver	2,058 kg
S 1169 - Sardis (Eumenes II), silver, tetradrachms (197-159 BCE)		Silver	1,086 kg
S 1171 - Sardis, silver, cistophori (197-159 BCE)		Silver	3,833 kg
S 1172 - Sardis, silver, didrachm		Silver	140 kg
S 1173 - Sardis, silver, drachma		Silver	0 kg
H 254 - Sardis, silver, cistophori (166-128 BCE) Kleiner & Noe		Silver	7,788 kg
H 254a - Sardis, silver, half cistophori (166-128 BCE) Kleiner & Noe		Silver	275 kg
S 1174 - Sardis, silver, tetradrachm		Silver	4,572 kg
S 1175 - Sardis, silver, tetradrachm		Silver	1,293 kg
S 1176 - Sardis, silver, cistophori (cista/bow case) (133-100 BCE) Hochard		Silver	115,765 kg
S 1177 - Sardis, bronze, 133-100 BC		Bronze
S 1178 - Sardis, bronze, 133-100 BC		Bronze

Overstriking coins

Item	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety
28796 - Sardis (Alexander the Great) (drachma Heracles/Zeus) over uncertain type (Heritage, 232206, Feb. 2022, 62046)		Silver	330 BC JL
28800 - Sardis (Alexander the Great) (drachma Heracles/Zeus) over uncertain type (Heritage, 232324, June 2023, 63030)		Silver	330 BC JL
28781 - Sardis (Philip III) (drachma Heracles/Zeus) over uncertain type (CNG, Webshop, 730573)		Silver	323 BC JL
2013 - Sardis (Seleucus II) (AE Athena/Apollo) over uncertain type (Numisma mercator, Oct. 2016, 131978184593)		Bronze	246 BC JL
1742 - Sardis (Antiochus III) (AE Apollo/tripod) over uncertain type (New York, ANS, 1944.100.77023)		Bronze	215 BC JL
1764 - Sardis (Antiochus III) (AE Apollo/tripod) over Seleucid type (Antiochus/Apollo seated on omphalos) (ebay Forum ancientcoins, GB62949)		Bronze	215 BC JL
1945 - Sardis (Antiochus III) (AE Apollo/tripod) over uncertain type (New York, ANS, 1944.100.77025)		Bronze	215 BC JL
28511 - Sardis (Antiochus III) (AE Apollo/tripod) over Seleucid type with Apollo seated on omphalos (New York, ANS, 1944.100.77026)		Bronze	215 BC JL
1777 - Sardis (Antiochus III) (AE Apollo/elephant) over uncertain type (Rauch, Sept. 2012, 434)		Bronze	211 BC JL
28535 - Sardis (Antiochus III) (AE Apollo/tripod) over uncertain type (Zeus Numismatics, Budget auction 7, May 10, 2020)		Bronze	197 BC JL
2389 - Sardis (Antiochus III) (AE Apollo/tripod) over uncertain type (New York, ANS, 1944.100.78219)		Bronze	197 BC JL

Overstruck coins

Item	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin
3399 - Lysimachia (Lysimachus) (tetradrachm Alexander/Athena) over Antiochus I (Antiochus/horse) (CNG, MBS 81, May 2009, 206)		Silver	281 BC JL
3166 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (Ebay seller variana museum, July 2018)		Bronze	250 BC JL
17376 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (Paris, BnF, Seymour de Ricci 1016)		Bronze	250 BC JL
29092 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (Concordia Numismatic, 1, Jan. 2023, 88)		Bronze	250 BC JL
3291 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (MacDonald coll., 90)		Bronze	250 BC JL
17334 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (Berlin, MK, 18221880)		Bronze	250 BC JL
3255 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (Okray coll. - Arslan 1998, 14)		Bronze	250 BC JL
17378 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (Paris, BnF, FG 1658)		Bronze	250 BC JL
16897 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (MacDonald coll., 91)		Bronze	250 BC JL
3290 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochos II (Apollo/tripod) (MacDonald coll.)		Bronze	250 BC JL
17338 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (Berlin, MK, 18221895)		Bronze	250 BC JL
3063 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (MacDonald coll.)		Bronze	250 BC JL
16894 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (CNG, EA 504, Nov. 2021, 22)		Bronze	250 BC JL
3642 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (Okray coll. - Arslan 1998, 4)		Bronze	250 BC JL
17340 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (Berlin, MK, 18221897)		Bronze	250 BC JL
3820 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (Okray coll. - Arslan 1998, 20)		Bronze	250 BC JL
3152 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (Ebay seller variana museum)		Bronze	250 BC JL
16892 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (Lanz, eBay, May 2020)		Bronze	250 BC JL
3721 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (Okray coll. - Arslan 1998, 10)		Bronze	250 BC JL
17342 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (Berlin, MK, 18221899)		Bronze	250 BC JL
27237 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (Nomos, obolos 34, 10 Nov. 2024, 42)		Bronze	250 BC JL
3672 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (MacDonald coll.)		Bronze	250 BC JL
17336 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over Antiochus II (Apollo/tripod) (Berlin, MK, 18221888)		Bronze	250 BC JL

Description

Nomisma IDNomisma ID	sardes
Definition:	The mint at the ancient site of Sardes in Lydia.
Pleiades IDUnique ID of the Pleiades place resource	550867
Ancient regionAncient region.	Lydia Nomisma: lydia
Modern countryModern country	Turkey
CoordinatesGeographical coorindates	38.488314° N, 28.040286° E
Links	http://dbpedia.org/resource/Sardis https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/550867 http://sws.geonames.org/9986360/ http://collection.britishmuseum.org/id/place/x31426 http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002615

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Literature

• Callataÿ - Iossif 2015
• Carradice 1987
• Hochard 2020
• Hochard 2024
• Miller - Hoover 2010
• Thompson 1983

Authors

• Pierre-Olivier Hochard
• Cindy L. Nimchuk