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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2001.267
People
Antoninus Pius, Roman (r. 138 - 161 CE)
Title
Coin of Corinth under Antoninus Pius
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
138-161
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Corinth (Corinthia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/146514

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
11.53 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS
  • Reverse Inscription: C L I COR

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
These coins were collected by Basil Dimitriadi from many different sources and dealers over a period of decades. They have long been in Switzerland.
Lanz 105, 26 November 2001, lot 661

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RPC IV 5088 (temp no); BCD Korinth 661

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, David M. Robinson Fund
Accession Year
2001
Object Number
2001.267
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: laureate head of Antoninus Pius to r.
Rev.: Ino veiled, in long chiton running to l. holding the infant Melikertes

Verification Level

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