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Sardes, Lydia, Late 2nd - 1st Century B.C.
| Sardis was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Lydia, one of the important cities of the Persian Empire, the seat of a proconsul under the Roman Empire, and the metropolis of the province Lydia in later Roman and Byzantine times. Its importance was due first to its military strength, secondly to its situation on an important highway leading from the interior to the Aegean coast, and thirdly to its commanding the wide and fertile plain of the Hermus. As one of the Seven churches of Asia, it was addressed by John, the author of the Book of Revelation in the Holy Bible, in terms which seem to imply that its population was notoriously soft and fainthearted. Remains including the Temple of Artemis, bath-gymnasium complex, synagogue and Byzantine shops are open to visitors year-round. |  |
GB21327. Bronze AE 22, SNG Cop 500 - 503 var., BMC Lydia p. 242, 53 ff. var., SNGvA 3131 var., Lindgren 808 var. (magistrate unlisted in refs), VF, dark patina, Sardes (Sart, Turkey) mint, weight 8.772g, maximum diameter 21.7mm, die axis 0o, c. 133 B.C.; obverse draped bust of Artemis right, wearing stephane, bow and quiver at shoulder; reverse ΣAPΔIANON ANTIΠAT / ANTIΠA [...], Athena standing left, helmeted in long girdled chiton, Nike carrying wreath in right hand, left rests on grounded shield; SOLD
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