[SNG Cop 493]

Sardes, Sardis or Sardeis, capital of Lydia; located near present day Sart in Turkey

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SNGCop 458 Sear #4726	LYDIA, Sardes. 160-150 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm. Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath / SAR, bow-case with serpents; star right. Kleiner-Noe Series 8, SNG Cop 458.	Text	Image
SNGCop 464 Sear #4735	Lydia, Sardes Æ 17mm. Circa 2nd-1st Century BC. Head of young Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy / SARDI/ANWN, horned panther standing left breaking spear in its mouth, Q to left, XMP monogram below. SNG Cop 464, BMC 42.	Text	Image
SNGCop 468	Lydia, Sardes AE18. Head of Dionysus right wreathed with ivy / forepart of lion right.	Text	Image
SNGCop 470ff Sear #4736	Lydia, Sardes AE15. Aftter 133 BC. Head of Apollo right / SARDI-ANWN either side of club, all within oak wreath.	Text	Image
SNGCop 473	Lydia, Sardes AE15. Aftter 133 BC. Head of Apollo right / SARDI-ANWN either side of club, MHF monogram above, all within oak wreath.	Text	Image
SNGCop 480	Lydia, Sardes AE15. Aftter 133 BC. Head of Apollo right / SARDI-ANWN either side of club, IAP monogram below, all within oak wreath.	Text	Image
SNGCop 491	Lydia, Sardes. Circa 2nd-1st Century BC. Æ 15mm. Laureate head of Herakles right, lion's skin around neck / Apollo standing facing, control marks to left, all within wreath.	Text	Image
SNGCop 492v	Lydia, Sardes. Circa 2nd-1st Century BC. Æ 16mm. Laureate head of Herakles right, lion's skin around neck / Apollo standing facing, magistrate to left, all within wreath.	Text	Image
SNGCop 493	Lydia, Sardeis. ca 2nd - 1st Century BC. Æ 18mm. Laureate bust of a young Herakles right, lion's skin tied around neck / SARDIANWN, nude Apollo standing left, holding bird in extended right hand, laurel branch in left; monogram before, magistrate HRAIOS; all within laurel wreath. BMC 36.	Text	Image
SNGCop 502	Lydia, Sardis. Circa 2nd-1st Centuries BC. Æ 21mm. Draped bust of Artemis right / Athena Nikephoros standing left.	Text	Image
RPC_6362	Pergamum in alliance with Sardes AE20, ca 1 AD. PERGAMHNWN KAI SARDIANWN, demos of Pergamum crowning Demos of Sardes with wreath / CEBACTON KE ØAN LI WN GRA MMA TEU WN, tetrastyle temple containing statue of Augustus.	Text	Obv	Rev
Zodiac	LYDIA, Sardis. Time of Gordian III, 238-244 AD. Æ 42mm Medallion. MHTROPOLIC CAPDIC ACIAC LVDIAC ELLADOC A, turreted, veiled & draped bust of Persephone right / EPI AVP POVFEINOV APX A T B CAPDIANWN B NEWKORWN, Zeus seated left within Zodiac, holding Nike on outstretched right hand & long scepter in left.	Text	Image
zodiac	Sardeis, Lydia, AE40 Medallion. Time of Gordian III, circa 240 AD. MHTROPOLIC CARDIC ACIAC LUDIAC ELLADOC A, veiled & draped bust of Persephone right / EPI AUR POUFEINOU ARX A T B CARDIANWN B NEWKORWN, Zodiac wheel, in center of which is Zeus Nikephorus enthroned left holding Nike & scepter. ANS Museum Notes 30, Pl 38, 73.	Text	Image
Sear #4726	LYDIA, Sardes. 160-150 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm. Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath / SAR, bow-case with serpents; star right. Kleiner-Noe Series 8, SNG Cop 458.	( 2 entries)
Sear #4731	Lydia, Sardes AE19. Tyche standing / Zeus.	Text	Image
Sear #4734	Lydia, Sardes, AE18. 2nd-1st century BC. Head of Herakles right / Apollo standing left in wreath.	( 5 entries)
Sear #4735	Lydia, Sardes Æ 17mm. Circa 2nd-1st Century BC. Head of young Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy / SARDI/ANWN, horned panther standing left breaking spear in its mouth, Q to left, XMP monogram below. SNG Cop 464, BMC 42.	( 4 entries)
Sear #4736	Lydia, Sardes AE15. Aftter 133 BC. Head of Apollo right / SARDI-ANWN either side of club, all within oak wreath.	( 3 entries)
Augustus - RPC 2986	Augustus AE19 of Lydia, Sardes. SEBASTOY, bare head left / SARDIANWN DIODWROS ERMAFILOY, Zeus standing left holding eagle & staff. BMC 97, SNG Cop 514.	Text	Obv	Rev
Tiberius - RPC 2991	Tiberius Æ30 of Lydia, Sardes. SEBASTOS KAISAREWN SARDIANWN, kneeling figure of Tyche of Sardes being raised up by togate figure of Tiberius standing left / SEBASTH IOULIOS KLEWN KAI MEMNWN, Livia seated right holding scepter & ears of corn.	Text	Image
Germanicus - RPC 2993	Germanicus Æ 16mm of Sardes, Lydia. Mnaseas, magistrate. Bare head left / Athena standing left, holding phiale; MNA-SEAS down left field. BMC 113 corr.	Text	Image
- RPC 2994	Germanicus & Drusus Æ26mm of Sardis, Lydia. Struck during the reign of Caligula AD 37-41. DROUSOS KAI GERMANIKOS KAISARES NEOI QEOI QILADELFOI, togate figures of Germanicus and Drusus seated side by side on curule chairs, one holding lituus, the other a patera / EPI ARCIEREWS ALEXANDROU KLEWNOS SARDIANOU, KOINOU ASIAS around and within wreath. BMC 104, SNGCop 517, SGI 364.	Text	Image
- RPC 2995	Germanicus & Drusus Æ28mm of Sardis, Lydia. Struck during the reign of Caligula, AD 37-41, restruck by proconsol Asinius Pollio. DROUSOS KAI GERMANIKOS KAISARES NEOI QEOI QILADELFOI, Germanicus and Drusus seated side by side on curule chairs / G AIW ASINNIW PWLLIWNI ANQUPATW, KOINOU ASIAS around and within wreath. SGI 365.	Text	Image
Claudius - RPC 2996	Claudius AE15 of Lydia, Sardes. KLAUDIOS KAISAR, bare head left / SARDIANWN, bearded head of Hercules left. SGI 453.	Text	Image

Nero - RPC 2997v	Nero AE18 of Sardes, Lydia, c. 60 AD. KAICAR NERWN, laureate head right / E?I TI MIN?IOY SARDIANWN, Dionysos standing left with kantharos & long thyrsus, panther at feet.	Text	Image
- RPC 3002	Lydia, Sardes. Nero Æ 15. Circa 60 AD. Magistrate Mindios. NEPWN KAICAP, laureate head right / EPI MINDIOV SARDIANWN, laureate head of young Herakles right, draped with lionskin. BMC 120.	Text	Image
- RPC 3004	Nero Æ 15 of Lydia, Sardes. Mindios, Strategos. NEPWN SARDIANWN, laureate head right / EPI MINDIOV STPA-TO B, laureate head of young Herakles right, draped with lionskin. SNG Cop 522.	Text	Image
Vespasian - RPC 1315	Vespasian Æ 23mm of Sardis, Lydia. T. Flavius Eisigonos, strategos. Laureate head of Vespasian right / FL ECEIGONOU CARDIA (magistrate) in four lines within laurel wreath.	Text	Image
Domitian - RPC 1321	Domitian AE32 of Sardes in Lydia. DOMITIANOC KAICAP CEBACTOC GEPMANIKOC, laureate head right, aegis on sghoulder / EPI T FL MHTRODWPOV CTPA TO B CAPDIANWN, young Dionysos seated left on throne, pouring wine from kantharos into drinking cup of Hephaistos standing before him. SNGvA 3149, BMC 128.	Text	Obv	Rev
Plotina - AE22_SNGMunich_518	Plotina Æ 22mm of Sardes, Lydia. PLWTWEINA CEBACTH, draped bust right / CAPDIANWN, Pelops on horseback right, holding whip.	Text	Image
Marciana - BMC 132	Marciana AE20 of Sardes, Lydia. CEBASTH MAPKIAN, diademed & draped bust right / CAPDIANWN PELOP, Pelops, holding whip, on horse galloping right. SNGvA 3150.	Text	Image
Caracalla - AE35_Hirsch159_856	Caracalla AE35 of Lydia, Sardes. AVT KAI M AVP CE ANTWNINOC, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / EPI D KË MIQPOV APX A around, CAPDIANWN B NEWKORWN in ex, city-goddess standing right, towered and veiled, holding transverse scepter & offering statue of Kore to Caracalla standing left holding wreath & spear.	Text	Obv	Rev
- BMC 159	Caracalla AE36 Medallion of Sardes in Lydia. Laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / Tyche on right holding rudder & cornucopia, facing statue of Kore on left, who sits between grain plant in bloom, and poppy in center field, brucanium above, G SAL KLAVDIANOS.	Text	Image
See also:	Perseus Project database, coins of Sardeis
	Search for Lydia, Sardeis at CoinArchives.com
	Entry for Lydia, Sardes on the Digital Historia Numorum
	Search for Sardes in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
	Search for Sardes at AsiaMinorCoins.com
	Search for Sardes in the ANS Database
	Search for Sardes at AncientImports.com
	Search for Sardes at Incitatus Coins

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