Coin of Cyrene under Aulus Pupius Rufus, Propraetor

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1982.100.112
People: Issued by A. Pupius Rufus, Roman
Title: Coin of Cyrene under Aulus Pupius Rufus, Propraetor
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 34 BCE-31 BCE (?)
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Cyrene (Cyrenaica)
Period: Roman Republican period
Culture: Roman Provincial
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/169857

Physical Descriptions

Medium

bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

11.08 g

Die Axis

12

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: AYAOC HOYIΠOC L
Reverse Inscription: TAMIAΣ ANTICTPA, in field L-Λ

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RPC 919

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year: 1982
Object Number: 1982.100.112
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Head of Zeus Ammon r.
Rev.: Sella castrensis and fasces (attributes of propraetor).

Verification Level

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