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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1980.85.141
People
Antoninus Pius, Roman (r. 138 - 161 CE)
Title
Coin of Zeugma under Antoninus Pius
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
138-161 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Zeugma (Commagene)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/185526

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
10.13 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙ ΤΙ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡΙ ΑΝΤωΝƐΙΝΟС СƐΒ ƐΥСƐΒΗС
  • Reverse Inscription: ΖƐVΓΜΑΤƐωΝ and uncertain numeral letter

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RPC 10693 temp

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
1980.85.141
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, r.
Rev.: Temple with four columns; before, colonnaded peribolos containing grove; all in laurel wreath.

Verification Level

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