1997.150: Tetradrachm of Antioch under Augustus
Coins
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1997.150
- People
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Augustus, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
- Title
- Tetradrachm of Antioch under Augustus
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 5 - 4 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Antioch (Syria)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period
- Culture
- Roman Provincial
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/212843
Location
- Location
-
Level 3, Room 3700, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Roman Art
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Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 15.23 g
- Die Axis
- 11
- Denomination
- tetradrachm
- Date on Object
- Year 27
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- Obverse Inscription: KAISAPOS SEBASTOY
- Reverse Inscription: ETOYS ZK NIKHS
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- RPC I, 4152
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, David M. Robinson Fund
- Accession Year
- 1997
- Object Number
- 1997.150
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obv.: Laureate head of Augustus to r.
Rev.: Tyche of Antioch seated r. holding palm branch, before personification of the Orontes River.
Exhibition History
- 32Q: 3700 Roman, Harvard Art Museums, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050
Verification Level
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