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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.115.117
People
Struck under Vespasian, Roman (r. 69-79 CE)
In the name of Titus, Roman (r. 79-81 CE)
Title
Coin of Titus under Vespasian, Gadara
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
71 - 72 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Syria, Gadara (Syria)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/21082

Physical Descriptions

Medium
bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
5.15 g
Die Axis
12
Date on Object
ELR [Greek] = 135
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Around, clockwise, TITOS KAISAR (in Greek with lunate sigmas)
  • Reverse Inscription: Around, clockwise, GADAREWN L ELR (all but lone L in Greek)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Collection of Margarete Bieber

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RPC II 2094

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
2005.115.117
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Titus r.; around, clockwise, TITOS KAI-SAR (in Greek with lunate sigmas).
Rev.: Two crossed cornucopias; around, clockwise, GADAREWN L ELR (all but lone L in Greek).

Verification Level

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