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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.3445.183
People
Diocletian, Roman (r. 284 - 305 CE)
Title
Tetradrachm of Alexandria under Diocletian
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
289-290 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/178423

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
5.19 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
tetradrachm
Date on Object
Year 6
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: AKΓOVAΛΔIOKΛHTIANOCCƐB
  • Reverse Inscription: L Ϛ

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Milne 4937; Dattari 5671

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Bequest of Henry W. Haynes, 1912
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.3445.183
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Diocletian r., laureate, wearing cloak and cuirass, back view.
Rev.: Elpis standing l., wearing long chiton and peplos, holding up flower in r. hand, with l. raising skirt of chiton behind, to r. star.

Verification Level

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