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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1984.811.30
People
Elagabalus, Roman (r. 218 - 222 CE)
Issued by Hermophilos
Title
Coin Medallion of Sardis under Elagabalus
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
218-222 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Sardis (Lydia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/182115

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
26.44 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: AVK MAVRAN TW NEINOCCE
  • Reverse Inscription: EPI ERMOFI LOV AR A T B; In exergue: CARDIANWN TRIC NEWKORWN

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMCp. 265, no. 170

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Jerome B. Spier
Accession Year
1984
Object Number
1984.811.30
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Elagabalus r., laureate and wearing cuirass and paludamentum
Rev.: Agonistic table with four urns and a cult statute of Kore.

Verification Level

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