1997.260.331: Coin of Byblos under Diadumenian
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1997.260.331
- People
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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
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- 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
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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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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