Sardis Hochard 2020 4.9.1837-57, Bronze, struck at Sardes, 200–30 BC. Obverse: bust of heracles wearing a laurel wreath and lion’s skin. Reverse: apollo three-quarters facing, naked, holding a bird (?) and a lyre (?); all in a laurel wreath apollon de trois-quarts gauche, nu, tenant un oiseau (?), une lyre (?) ; le tout dans une couronne de laurier.. Weight about 6.2 g.
| mint | Sardes | weight | 6.20g (43) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | — | axis | 2↕ (22) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Bust of Heracles wearing a laurel wreath and lion’s skin
reverse
Apollo three-quarters facing, naked, holding a bird (?) and a lyre (?); all in a laurel wreath Apollon de trois-quarts gauche, nu, tenant un oiseau (?), une lyre (?) ; le tout dans une couronne de laurier.
specimens (24)
British Museum
6.46g
British Museum
7.10g
British Museum
6.57g
British Museum
4.75g
British Museum
6.26g
British Museum
7.36g
British Museum
6.34g
British Museum
5.89g
British Museum
6.66g
British Museum
3.34g
12↕
British Museum
8.56g
1↕
British Museum
5.69g
British Museum
8.44g
British Museum
6.40g
British Museum
6.50g
British Museum
5.29g
British Museum
6.35g
Cite this coin
Sardis Hochard 2020 4.9.1837-57 (sardes_hochard_2020_4.9.1837-57), 200–30 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/sardis-hochard-2020-491837-57/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA