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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1983.56.265
People
Maximinus I Thrax, Roman (r. 235 - 238 CE)
Title
Coin of Tarsus under Maximinus
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
235-238 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Tarsos (Cilicia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/176974

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
27.73 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: TAPCOV MHTPOΠOΛE AMK ΓB

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG Lev 1094; SNG Paris 1596; BMC 219; D.S. 375

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
1983.56.265
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Maximinus, r., laurate.
Rev.: Athena driving quadriga to front, with her head to l., wearing crested Corinthian helmet and brandishing a shield and a spear.

Verification Level

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