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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1983.56.106
People
Domitian, Roman (r. 81 - 96 CE)
Title
Coin of Irenopolis under Domitian
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
93-94 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Irenopolis (Cilicia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/177038

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
12.72 g
Die Axis
1
Date on Object
year 42
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: AVTOKPATΩPKAI ΣAP ΔOMITIANOΣ
  • Reverse Inscription: IPHNOΠOΛE ITΩNETBM

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG Lev 1601; BMC 2

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
1983.56.106
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Domitian, r., laureate.
Rev.: Tyche, turreted, sitting r. on rock; in r. hand, ears of grain and a pendent object; at her feet, a river god swimming r; in field at r., a star of six points.

Verification Level

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