1983.56.105: Coin of Diocaesaria under Faustina II
Coins
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1983.56.105
- People
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Faustina II, Roman (r. 161-175)
- Title
- Coin of Diocaesaria under Faustina II
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 161-175 CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Diokaisareia (Cilicia)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period, Middle
- Culture
- Roman Provincial
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/177039
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 9.68 g
- Die Axis
- 1
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- Obverse Inscription: ANNIAΦAV CTEIN ACEBACTH
- Reverse Inscription: AΔPIANΩN ΔIOKECAPEΩN
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Purchased from Glamis Castle.
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- BMC 5
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
- 1983.56.105
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obv.: Bust of Faustina II, r.
Rev.: Winged thunderbolt.
Verification Level
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