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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1983.56.85
People
Etruscus, Roman (r. 251 CE)
Title
Coin of Baris under Herennius Etruscus
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
251
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Baris (Pisidia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/176949

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
5.14 g
Die Axis
6

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Pisidiens II 324; Imhoof-Blumer Kl. A.M. Baris no. 7; cf. SNG von Aul, 5013 (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
1983.56.85
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Herennius Etruscus, r., bare-headed and wearing paludamentum and a cuirass ornamented with a gorgoneion.
Rev.: Distyle temple facade within which a statue of Tyche standing and holding cornucopiae and a rudder; temple pediment contains image of a mountain.

Verification Level

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