Coin of Byblos under Diadumenian | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1997.260.331
People: Diadumenian, Roman (217-218 CE)
Title: Coin of Byblos under Diadumenian
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 217-218 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Byblos (Phoenicia)
Period: Roman Imperial period
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/212586

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

11.44 g

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: MOΠΔIAΔOVMENIANOCKAI
Reverse Inscription: BVB ΛOV IEPAC

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Gift of Richard Wells

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: BMC 40

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Estate of H. Bartlett Wells
Accession Year: 1997
Object Number: 1997.260.331
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Bust of Diadumenian r., bare headed, wearing cuirass.
Rev.: Temple of two columns surmounted by arch of shell pattern, containing Astarte standing r. crowned by Nike.

Verification Level

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1997.260.331: Coin of Byblos under Diadumenian