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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2007.240
People
Tiberius, Roman (r. 14-37 CE)
Livia, Roman
Issued by Mysomakedones
Title
Coin of the Mysomakedones of Lydia under Tiberius and Livia
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
14-29 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Lydia
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/192018

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Stamped
Dimensions
5.71 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • countermark: on obverse: Capricorn with two stars
  • Reverse Inscription: MYC [OM] MAKEDONWN

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Frank L. Kovacs, Purchased from, 1988, Gift to HUAM, 1988.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RPC I, 2567

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of David Gordon Mitten in memory of H. Bartlett Wells, Harvard College Class of 1929, and Margareta Viesca Wells
Accession Year
2007
Object Number
2007.240
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Tiberius (?) to r. Countermark: capricorn and two stars
Rev.: Draped statue of Zeus standing to l., holding eagle and scepter

Verification Level

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