1980.85.268: Coin of Byblos under Caracalla
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1980.85.268
- People
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Caracalla, Roman (r. 188 - 217 CE)
- Title
- Coin of Byblos under Caracalla
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 188-217 CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Byblos (Phoenicia)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period
- Culture
- Roman Provincial
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/175763
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 9.19 g
- Die Axis
- 5
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: AVKMAVPCEOVHANTΩNEINOCCEB
- Reverse Inscription: IEPAC, BYBΛOY
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- BMC 29-34; SNG Cop 141
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
- Accession Year
- 1980
- Object Number
- 1980.85.268
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Bust of Caracalla r., laureate wearing paludamentum and cuirass.
Rev.: Temple of four columns surmuonted by arch of shell pattern, within Astarte r. crowned by Nike.
Verification Level
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