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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.419.192
People
Septimius Severus, Roman (r. 193 - 211 CE)
Abgar VIII, Mesopotamian (r. 179 - 214 CE)
Title
Coin of Edessa under Septimius Severus and Abgar VIII
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
2nd-3rd century CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Edessa (Mesopotamia)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/175296

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
5.6 g
Die Axis
6

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.419.192
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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