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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1980.86.192
People
Augustus, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
Title
Coin of Olba under Augustus
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
10-11 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Olba (Cilicia)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/175880

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
10.52 g
Die Axis
9
Date on Object
year 1
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: KAIΣAPOΣ ΣEBAΣTOV
  • Reverse Inscription: KENNATΩN KAI ΛAΛΛΣΣEΩN APXIEPEΩΣ AIANTOΣ TEVKPOV TOΠAPXOV KENNATΩN KAI ΛAΛΛΣΣEΩN

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG Lev 635-636; SNG von Aul 5788

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
1980.86.192
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Augustus r., laureate.
Rev.: Thunderbolt.

Verification Level

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