Coin of Eucarpeia under Augustus | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1981.74.122
People: Augustus, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
Title: Coin of Eucarpeia under Augustus
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 27 BCE-14 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Eucarpeia (Phrygia)
Period: Roman Imperial period
Culture: Roman Provincial
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/183068

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

5.86 g

Die Axis

12

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ
Reverse Inscription: ΕΥΚΑΡΠΤΙΚΟΥ ΛΥΚΙΔΑΣ ΕΥΞΕΝΟΥ

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: From the Argyllos collection and Heller collection

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RPC I,3159; SNG von Aulock 8363

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: 1981.74.122
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: Laureate head of Augustus r.; in front: lituus.
Reverse: Goddess standing, facing, with r. arm raised.

Verification Level

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1981.74.122: Coin of Eucarpeia under Augustus