Coin of Corinth under Marcus Aurelius | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1985.21.293
People: Marcus Aurelius, Roman (r. 161 - 180 CE)
Title: Coin of Corinth under Marcus Aurelius
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 161-180
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Corinth (Corinthia)
Period: Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture: Roman Provincial
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/174729

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

5.99 g

Die Axis

12

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: [M AVR ANTONINVS AVG]
Reverse Inscription: [C L I COR] AVG

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RPC IV 4653 (temp no.) var.?; cf. BCD Korinth 694

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year: 1985
Object Number: 1985.21.293
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: Laureate? head of Marcus Aurelius, r.
Reverse: Nude Hermes seated on rock, l., wearing petasus, extending r. hand over ram and holding caduceus and chlamys

Verification Level

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