Bronze issue of Sardis in Lydia, dated to 188–133 BC, belonging to the coinage of the cities of Asia Minor during the period of the Kingdom of Pergamon, following the Peace of Apamea in 188 BC, which ended the Roman–Seleucid War and transferred large parts of western Anatolia to the Attalid rulers.
Sardis, the former capital of the Lydian kingdom and one of the most important cities of the region, is widely attested in ancient sources, including Herodotus and Strabo, as a significant administrative and commercial center.
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Lydia, Sardis, AE 188–133 BC
Obverse: head of Apollo right
Reverse: club within oak wreath
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Diameter 16 mm, weight 4.37 g
