Coin of Mopsus under Valerian I | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1983.56.206
People: Valerian I, Roman (r. 253 - 260 CE)
Title: Coin of Mopsus under Valerian I
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 255-256 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Mopsos (Cilicia)
Period: Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture: Roman Provincial
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/177125

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

15.62 g

Die Axis

6

Date on Object

year 323

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: AVT K OVAΛEPIANOC CE
Reverse Inscription: AΔP OVAΛ ΓAΛ MOΨEATΩN ΔΩPIEAI ΓKTI

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: SNG Lev 1357

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: 1983.56.206
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Bust of Valerian, r., radiate.
Rev.: Bearded and draped male figure (Mopsos?) holding branch and looking toward (at r.) a female figure holding a branch and statuette of a nude male.

Verification Level

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