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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.208
Title
As of Obulco
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
150 -100 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Hispania, Obulco (Hispania)
Period
Roman Republican period, Late, to Early Imperial
Culture
Iberian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196079

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
16.44 g
Die Axis
3
Denomination
as
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: OBVLCO
  • inscription: reverse: orkailu neseltuko (In Iberian script) between three lines
  • Obverse Inscription: OBVLCO
  • Reverse Inscription: magistrate name

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DCyP p. 292, 16; 344.17CNH

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.208
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Female head, r.; inscription.
Rev.: Inscription between plough above and ear of wheat below.

Verification Level

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