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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1996.224
People
Issued by Claudius Phileinus
Issued by Titus Clodius Eprius Marcellus
Title
Coin of Sardis under Vespasian
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
69-79
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Sardis (Lydia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/195885

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.81 g
Die Axis
6
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: EPI KLA FILEINOY CTRA
  • Reverse Inscription: EPI MARKELLOY CARDIANWN

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RPC 1306; BMC p. 244, no. 67 (rev.); SNG von A. 3137va

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Jonathan H. Kagan
Accession Year
1996
Object Number
1996.224
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Athena or Roma, l. wearing cuirass and Corinthian helmet; border of dots.
Reverse: Tetrastyle temple; border of dots.

Verification Level

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