1979.419.103: Coin of Cyrenaica under the Romans (Drusus - Tiberius)
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1979.419.103
- People
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Tiberius, Roman (r. 14-37 CE)
Drusus, Roman (r. 19-23 CE)
- Title
- Coin of Cyrenaica under the Romans (Drusus - Tiberius)
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 19-23 CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Cyrenaica
- Period
- Roman Imperial period, Early
- Culture
- Roman Provincial
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/175934
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 4.86 g
- Die Axis
- 12
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: ΔPO(Y)ΣOΣ KAIΣAP AYΓO(Y)ΣTOY YIOΣ
- Reverse Inscription: TIB ΓEP KAIΣAPEΣ
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- BMC 946
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
- 1979.419.103
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Laureate head of Drusus r., in front simpulum, behind lituus.
Rev.: Bare heads of of the twins Tiberius (on l.) and Germanicus (on r.) face to face.
Verification Level
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