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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1980.85.200
People
Nero, Roman (r. 54 - 68 CE)
Title
Coin of Gabala under Nero
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
1st century CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Syria, Gabala (Syria)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/185464

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
7.32 g
Die Axis
1
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: ΓABAΛEWN

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RPC 4455

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1980
Object Number
1980.85.200
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head (Nero?) r.
Rev.: Goddess seated l., with poppy and long scepter, before sphinx in l. field P, in r. field MN, in exergue KA.

Verification Level

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