Coin of Corinth under Tiberius | Harvard Art Museums

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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