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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1980.85.210
People
Marcus Aurelius, Roman (r. 161 - 180 CE)
Title
Coin of Laodikeia ad Mare under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus?
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
161-169 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Laodikeia ad Mare (Syria)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/185716

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
7.34 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: ΑVΤΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ ΚΑΙС[ΑΡ] ΑΝΤΩΝ[ΙΝΟС] ΙΟV (ΙΟV in r. field)
  • Reverse Inscription: ΑVΤΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ ΚΑΙ[ ] ΛΑο (ΛΑο in r. field)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Hunter 33; RPC 9010 (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
1980.85.210
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: laureate head of Marcus Aurelius, r.
Rev.: laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, r.

Verification Level

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