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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1980.85.160
Title
Coin of Antioch under the Romans
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
c. 31 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Antioch (Syria)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/185884

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
6.02 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: ANTIOXEΩN EΠI OVAP OV, in field r., ZK

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC 59

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
1980.85.160
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Zeus r., laureate.
Rev.: The Tyche of Antioch, wearing chiton, peplos and turreted headdress, seated r. on rock, in r. hand palm branch, at her feet rover god Orontes swimming.

Verification Level

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