Coin of Rabbathmoab under Julia Domna

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1983.56.244
People: Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, Roman (r. 193 - 217 CE)
Title: Coin of Rabbathmoab under Julia Domna
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 193-217
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Rabbathmoab (Arabia)
Period: Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture: Roman Provincial
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/177028

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Bronze
Metal: AE
Technique: Struck
Dimensions: 14.36 g
Die Axis: 12

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: BMC 4

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: 1983.56.244
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Bust of Julia Domna, r.
Rev.: Figure of war-god Ariel facing, holding sword upright in r. hand and round shield in l.; on both sides, flaming altars.

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