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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2000.181.12
People
Maximianus I Herculius, Roman (r. c. 286 - 310 CE)
Title
Tetradrachm of Alexandria under Maximian
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
296-297 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/184014

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
8.96 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
tetradrachm
Date on Object
Year 11
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: AKΓOVAΛΔIOKΛHTIANOCCƐB
  • Reverse Inscription: LI A

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC 2551; Milne 4795/4796; Emmett 4113(1); Dattari 5872

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Rt. Rev. Robert M. Hatch
Accession Year
2000
Object Number
2000.181.12
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Maximian, r., laureate, wearing cloak and cuirass.
Rev.: Eirene standing l., wearing long chiton and peplos, holding in r. hand olive-branch, in l. long scepter obliquely.

Verification Level

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