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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.115.149
People
Hadrian, Roman (r. 117-138 CE)
Title
Hemidrachm of Alexandria, under Hadrian
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
136-137 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/20420

Physical Descriptions

Medium
bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
12.08 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
hemidrachm
Date on Object
Year 21
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: LKA

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Collection of Margarete Bieber

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
unpublished

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Celia and Walter Gilbert, Claude-Claire Grenier, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.115.149
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: laureate bust of Hadrian to r.
Rev.: Euthenia reclining l. holding wheat ears, resting arm on small sphinx on r.

Verification Level

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