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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1984.811.26
People
Drusus, Roman (r. 19-23 CE)
Germanicus, Roman (r. 14 - 19 CE)
Issued by Gaius Asinius Pollio (Proconsul 28-29 CE)
Title
Coin of the Koinon of Asia Under Tiberius
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
28-37
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Sardis (Lydia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/182101

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
10.77 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: [DROYSOS KAI] GERMANIKOS NEOI THEOI PHILADELPHOI
  • Reverse Inscription: Within wreath: KOINOY ASIAS; Around rim: GAIW ASINNIW PWLLIWNI ANTHYPATW

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RPC 2995; BMC p. 252 nos. 106-9 w. note 1; D.S. no. 518

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Jerome B. Spier
Accession Year
1984
Object Number
1984.811.26
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Drusus and Germanicus, togate, seated to l. side by side on curule chairs. Raised inner part of flan is set off distinctly from outer rim bearing inscription, due to the coin's having been restruck to obliterate an earlier magistrate's name and replace it with a new one.
Rev.: Oak and laurel wreath surrounding inscription.

Verification Level

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