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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.176.493
People
Gratian, Roman (r. 367 - 383 CE)
Title
Coin (AE3) of Gratian, Thessalonike
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
367-383
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Thessalonike (Macedonia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late, to Early Byzantine
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/182385

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.66 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: DN GRATIANVS PF AVG
  • Reverse Inscription: GLORIA ROMANORVM

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC IX 26c or 31c xxxix, p. 178-9

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins, Gift of George Davis Chase, Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine
Accession Year
1942
Object Number
1942.176.493
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Bust of Gratian r., draped, cuirassed, with pearl diadem.
Reverse: Emperor in military garb dragging captive r., carrying labarum in l. hand. S in field l.; * Γ in field r.; TES in exergue.

Verification Level

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