Coin of Amisos (Pontus) under C. Caecilius Cornutus

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1981.74.184
People: Issued by C. Caecilius Cornutus, Roman
Title: Coin of Amisos (Pontus) under C. Caecilius Cornutus
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 56 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Amisos (Pontus)
Period: Roman Republican period
Culture: Roman Provincial
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/183046

Physical Descriptions

Medium

bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

6.07 g

Die Axis

1

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: Before, AMISOY (in Greek)
Reverse Inscription: To r., EPI GAIOY downwards; to l., KAIKILIOY | KORNOYTOY downwards; in exergue, RWMH (all in Greek)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Recueil general des monnaies grecques d'Asie mineure, #46

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: 1981.74.184
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Head of Roma r.; before, AMISOY (in Greek).
Rev.: Roma seated l. on pile of arms, holding Victory in r. hand, resting l. hand on shield; to r., EPI GAIOY downwards; to l., KAIKILIOY | KORNOYTOY downwards; in exergue, RWMH (all in Greek).

Verification Level

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