1981.74.133: Coin of Hierapolis under Elagabalus
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1981.74.133
- People
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Elagabalus, Roman (r. 218 - 222 CE)
- Title
- Coin of Hierapolis under Elagabalus
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 218-222 CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Hierapolis (Phrygia)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period
- Culture
- Roman Provincial
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/183017
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 7.06 g
- Die Axis
- 6
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
- Accession Year
- 1981
- Object Number
- 1981.74.133
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Profile bust of Elagabalus wearing a laureate crown and cuirasse, facing right.
Rev.: Seated cult statue of Diana or Cybele?
Verification Level
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