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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.419.103
People
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
  • 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
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Descriptions

Description
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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