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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1983.56.212
People
Commodus, Roman (r. 177-192)
Title
Coin of Tarsus under Commodus
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
177-192 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Tarsos (Cilicia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/177085

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
15.84 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: ΛAIΛAVPH KOMOΔOCCE
  • Reverse Inscription: TAPCOV MH TPO ΠO ΛEΩC, ex. ΔICNEΩKO POY, architrave: KOMOΔEIOC

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG Paris 1464; BMC 169; SNG von Aul 5995

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
1983.56.212
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Commodus, r., laureate.
Rev.: Temple facade with ten columns; in pediment, an eagle; architrave bears an inscription.

Verification Level

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