1997.169: Coin of Tarsus under Herennia Etruscilla
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1997.169
- People
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Etruscilla, Roman (r. 249 - 251 CE)
- Title
- Coin of Tarsus under Herennia Etruscilla
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 249-251 CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Tarsos (Cilicia)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period, Middle
- Culture
- Roman Provincial
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/212957
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 11.19 g
- Die Axis
- 12
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: ANNIAN AITPOVCKIΛΛAN CE
- Reverse Inscription: TAPCOV MHTPOΠOΛEΩC AMK ΓB
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Purchase from Robert Hecht
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- SNG Lev 1171; SNG Paris 1777; BMC 307; Hesperia XXV #172
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, David M. Robinson Fund
- Accession Year
- 1997
- Object Number
- 1997.169
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Bust of Etruscilla r., crescent on shoulder.
Rev.: Cultus statue of Apollo Lykeios on omphalos l., holding in each hand wolf by forelegs.
Verification Level
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