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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1980.85.199
People
Antoninus Pius, Roman (r. 138 - 161 CE)
Title
Coin of Emesa under Antoninus Pius
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
138-161 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Syria, Emesa (Syria)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/185801

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
8.34 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: [ΑVΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΙΤ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤ ΩΝƐΙΝΟС СƐΒ ƐVС]
  • Reverse Inscription: ƐΜΙСΗΝωΝ

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC 2-4; SNG Cop 309

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
1980.85.199
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius r.
Reverse: Eagle to r., head turned l., holding a wreath in his beak, standing on sacred stone.

Verification Level

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