1997.260.225: Coin of Lakedaimon under Hadrian
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1997.260.225
- People
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Hadrian, Roman (r. 117-138 CE)
- Title
- Coin of Lakedaimon under Hadrian
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 117-129
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Lakedaimon (Lakonia)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period, Middle
- Culture
- Roman Provincial
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/212789
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 11.5 g
- Die Axis
- 4
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: Illegible but should read AYTO KAIΣΑΡ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΣ ΣΕΒ (lunate sigmas)
- Reverse Inscription: ΛΑΚΕΔΑΙ-[ΜΟΝΙWΝ]
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Gift of Richard Wells
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Grunauer XXXVII; RPC III 335; BCD Pelop 937, 939
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
- 1997.260.225
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obverse: Head of Hadrian r.
Reverse: Dioscuri horseback charging r. with inscription below and border of dots
Verification Level
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