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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1984.811.32
People
Issued by Pergamon and Sardis Alliance, Greek
Title
Coin of the Pergamon-Sardis Alliance under Augustus, Mysia
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
27 BCE-14 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Mysia
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/181778

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
5.22 g
Die Axis
6
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: PERGAMHNWN KAI CARDIANWN
  • Reverse Inscription: Over roof: CEBACTON; Around naiskos: KE FA LI WN GRA MMA TEY WN

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC Mysia p. 166 no. 360-3.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Jerome B. Spier
Accession Year
1984
Object Number
1984.811.32
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bearded male figures (Demos of Pergamon, Demos of Sardis) in himatia, standing, facing each other. One is crowning with r. hand the other, standing on l., with arms wrapped in himation.
Rev.: Distyle temple of Augustus, within which Augustus stands facing, holding in r. hand a spear; in l. a cloak.

Verification Level

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