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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.176.427
People
Diocletian, Roman (r. 284 - 305 CE)
Title
Tetradrachm of Alexandria under Diocletian
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
284-285
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/179311

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
7.57 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
tetradrachm
Date on Object
Year 1
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: AKΓOVAΛΔIOKΛHTIANOCCƐB
  • Reverse Inscription: LA

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Dattari 5691; Milne 4752; Emmett 4052

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins, Gift of George Davis Chase, Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine
Accession Year
1942
Object Number
1942.176.427
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Diocletian r., laureate, wearing cuirass.
Rev.: Eusebeia standing l., head l., wearing veil, long chiton, and peplos, dropping incense from r. hand on altar of round, Greek form with garlands.

Verification Level

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