Sardis — Bronze, Senate & Demeter, Time of Nerva

Struck at Sardis in Lydia during the reign of Nerva, AD 96–98. The obverse presents the draped bust of the Roman Senate with ΙΕΡΑ ΣΥΝΚΛΗΤΟΣ, “the Sacred Senate”; the profile and drapery remain visible among brown patina and green surface deposits.

The reverse ethnic ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ means “of the Sardians.” Demeter stands left holding ears of grain and a sceptre, a civic image of the grain goddess; her long drapery remains outlined, with the smaller attributes and letters softened on the textured surface.

Attribution: RPC III, 2391Mint: SardisWeight: 9.78 gDiameter: 29.2 mmCatalogued in the NumisLens cabinet — NL-8X0VG-3Q1RN

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