Jane DeRose EvansTemple University

Note second-century coin in the deposit, along with the bronze hand, pig skull, pitcher, and tile.

Javols Feature Label Sheet Square No.___________ 20__

________________Circle one: Layer: destruction; erosion fill; construction; abandonmentWall: give dimensions:

Composition of wall: mortar?Feature: robber trench; postholePithos---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Soil Texture: Silty, Sandy, Coarse, Rock, BoulderSoil Color:Depth from: _________ to:___________ (corrected)Inclusions (circle all that apply)Pottery Glass

CharcoalIron Bone

Other:Coin BronzeSketch     Associated Artifacts (give number and brief description):  Provisional date:

Cleaning: Soak coins in a solution of very mild soap (can use distilled water, or olive oil); followed by soaking in de-ionized water to rid coin of mineral salts, until the water reaches a neutral PH.

Use the softest brushes; NOT metallic!

Or a dental pick, bamboo stick, cotton swabs. NO rock tumblers, sonic cleaners. Seal them only with coatings that are easily taken off, such as....

BTA (benzotriazole) in ethanol in a vacuum pump to aid penetration (TOXIC)

Electrolysis (solution with very dilute baking soda, distilled water). Warning: produces hydrogen gas; shocks to the careless cleaner; coins with no patina; and sometimes no coin.

“Flips”: MAKE SURE they are NON PVC; non-PVC bags are more useful on excavations

Sardis Coin FormCoin No: 1995.0004 Sector No: RT Trench: Road Basket No: 2B-Grid Coordinates: W 167.2-W 168.9/ S 96.5-S 97.3Trench: Tomb 01 Day: 02 Elevation: 101.30 Excavation Date: 6/14/07Add’l Info: Found in siftingMetal: AE Axis: 12 Weight: 0.63 Diam: 12 Condition: worn and corroded

Obv Descrip: bust r, pd Reverse Descrip: victory moving l, holding Obv Inscrip: illeg trophy and dragging captiveDenom: AE4 Reverse Inscrip: [SALVS REI-]PVB[LICAE]Mint: eastern Type: Salus Reipubicae 1Issuers: Valentinian II Theodosius I ArcadiusDate: 388-403 last quarter of fourth centuryPeriod: Late RomanReferences: (e.g. LRBC p.115 no.344)Published References: Comments: in ManisaNumismatist: B. Bricker, A. Ramage, JDE

Other coins in lotOther items in lotphoto

TELL ER RAS CATALOG OF COINS Abbreviations for coin references ACNAC A. Houghton. Ancient Coins in North American Collections 4: Coins of the Seleucid Empire from the Collection of Arthur Houghton. New York. 1983.  BMC British Museum CatalogIonia: B.V. Head. Catalog of the Greek coins of Ionia in the British Museum Collection. London. 1892.Palestine: G.F. Hill. Catalog of the Greek coins of Palestine in the British Museum Collection. London. 1914.Phoenicia: G.F. Hill. Catalog of the Greek coins of Phoenicia in the British Museum Collection. London. 1910.

 Greek Coins Syria: Antioch1. ca. 187-175 BCE Seleucus IVAE ACNAC 4 no.90Veiled female bust r. Elephant head l., BAΣIΛEΩΣΣEΛEYKOY, serrate(638) 3.35 14 mm L120135

From Kevin Butcher, Small Change in Ancient Beirut: the Coin Finds from BEY 006 and BEY 045: Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine Periods, 2001-2

From T.V. Buttrey, et al. Greek, Roman, and Islamic Coins from Sardis, 1981