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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1984.811.36
People
Salonina, Roman (r. 254 - 268 CE)
Issued by Domitius Rufus
Title
Coin of Sardis under Salonina
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
253 CE-268 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Sardis (Lydia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/181779

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
9.41 g
Die Axis
6
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: CALWN XRYCOGONH C
  • Reverse Inscription: EP DOM ROYFOY ACIAR CARDIANWN G NE WKORWN

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC p. 274, no. 209; SNG von Aul. 3165

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Jerome B. Spier
Accession Year
1984
Object Number
1984.811.36
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Profile bust facing right of the Empress Salonina.
Rev.: Cult effigy of Kore, seated to front and closely draped.

Verification Level

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