LYDIA. Sardis. Pseudo-autonomous issue. Assarion (Bronze, 19 mm, 3.20 g, 6 h), Markellos, magistrate for the second time, and Ti. Kl. Phileinos, strategos, time of Vespasian, 69-79. ЄΠΙ ΤΙ ΚΛ[Α] ΦΙΛЄΙΝΟY CΤΡA Bust of Athena to left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet and aegis. Rev. ЄΠΙ ΜΑΡΚЄΛ[ΛΟY] CΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ / ΤΟ - Β Tetrastyle temple. Kurth 275 ff. RPC II 1306. Traces of overstriking, otherwise, very fine.

From a European collection, acquired before 2021.

This coin was overstruck on an earlier issue of Nero from Apollonierum (RPC I 3045), with traces of the ethnic and the emperor's name and portrait still visible on the obverse and reverse.