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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1983.56.107
People
Valerian I, Roman (r. 253 - 260 CE)
Title
Coin of Irenopolis under Valerian I
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
254-255 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Irenopolis (Cilicia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/176945

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
12.06 g
Die Axis
7
Date on Object
year 203
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: AVT K Π ΛI OVAΛEPIANOC
  • Reverse Inscription: IPHNOΠOΛITωN Γ

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG Lev 1623; SNG von Aul 5597

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
1983.56.107
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Valerian I, r., radiate.
Rev.: Dionysos with nude torso standing facing front upon a biga pulled by two panthers.

Verification Level

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