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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1997.158
People
Maximinus I Thrax, Roman (r. 235 - 238 CE)
Issued by Maximus Caesar, Roman (r. 235 - 238 CE)
Title
Coin of Eucarpeia under Maximinus I and Maximus
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
236 - 238 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Eucarpeia (Phrygia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/212954

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
11.8 g

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Purchase from Robert Hecht

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC 24

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, David M. Robinson Fund
Accession Year
1997
Object Number
1997.158
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Maximinus I right, facing, bare-headed and draped bust of Maximus left
Reverse: Goddess seated left (Eukarpeia?) holding ears of wheat and scepter

Verification Level

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