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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.1266
People
Tiberius, Roman (r. 14-37 CE)
Title
Coin of Corinth under Tiberius
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
32-33
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Corinth (Corinthia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/180884

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
6.9 g
Die Axis
3
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: [name of duovir]
  • Reverse Inscription: [name] IIVIR on temple architrave: [GENT] [IVLI] in exergue: COR The duovirs are L. Arrius Peregrinus and L. Furius Labeo, although it is unclear which is inscribed on the obverse and which on the reverse.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
cf. RPC I 1157-8

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.1266
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Male head, either radiate Augustus or laureate Tiberius, to l.
Reverse: Hexastyle temple

Verification Level

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