Sardis — Bronze, Herakles & Nike, Time of Nero

Struck at Sardis in Lydia around AD 65, during Nero’s reign, under the priest Tiberius Claudius Mnaseas. The civic obverse shows the laureate head of Herakles right with a lion skin around his neck; the profile remains visible beneath dark patina and granular surface deposits.

Nike stands left holding a wreath and palm, accompanied by ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗ, “Augusta.” The type combines the figure of Victory with an imperial title; the standing figure survives with the legend and attributes softened by wear.

Attribution: RPC I, 3010Mint: SardisWeight: 2.18 gDiameter: 16.1 mmCatalogued in the NumisLens cabinet — NL-G08CM-0948Z

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