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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1983.56.158
People
Trajan, Roman (r. 98-117 CE)
Issued by Julius Glykon
Title
Coin of Thyateira? under Trajan
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
98-117
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Thyateira (Lydia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/176509

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
15.4 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: AYT KAI NE TRAINOC (sic) CE GE DiA
  • Reverse Inscription: EPI IOYLGLYKCTR. . . .H (or NI) TWN

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
unpublished, but cf. BMC p. 305, no. 81 (rev.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1983
Object Number
1983.56.158
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Trajan, r.
Rev.: Young Dionysos standing l., wearing vine wreath, short chiton, himation, and boots; holds kantharos over panther at his feet and rests with l. hand on thyrsos.

Verification Level

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