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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1983.56.59
Title
Coin of Tripolis under the Antonines
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
138-192
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Tripolis (Lydia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/195299

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
15.92 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: IERA CYNKLHTOC
  • Reverse Inscription: TRIPO LEITWN

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG von Aulock 3301; cf. BMC p.365 no. 12

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1983
Object Number
1983.56.59
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Young male bust of the Senate l., shoulders draped.
Rev.: Apollo and Artemis standing face to face. Apollo l., nude, r. hand lowered, chlamys around l. arm. Artemis r., in short chiton, holds in l. hand a bow, and with r. draws arrow from quiver at her shoulder.

Verification Level

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