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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1999.233
People
Crispina, Roman (r. 180 - 183 CE)
Title
Bronze coin of Silandos under Crispina (forgery)
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medallion
Date
177-183 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Silandus (Lydia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/167852

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
53.14 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • legend: obverse, Greek: KRISPINA SEBASTE
  • legend: reverse, Greek: EPI LOUKIOU ARKHONTOS A SILANDEON

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Hans von Aulock, Istanbul, Turkey, Collector.
Marcel Burstein, Reno, Nevada, USA.
Frank L. Kovacs, San Mateo, California, USA, purchase, sale to HUAM, 1999.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
cast of SNG von Aulock 3176

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Jonathan Kagan and the David M. Robinson Fund
Accession Year
1999
Object Number
1999.233
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Bust of Crispina.
Reverse: on right, goat-legged, horned Pan standing, holding bell in left hand and pedum in right hand; on left, Dionysos standing, holding thyrsus, with panther at his feet and satyr (?) behind him. Reverse double-struck ?

Verification Level

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