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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1997.189
People
Valerian I, Roman (r. 253 - 260 CE)
Title
Coin of Adana under Valerian
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
253-260 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Adana (Cilicia)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/213017

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
14.83 g
Die Axis
7
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: AV KAI ΠOΛ ΛIK AΛEPIANOC CB
  • Reverse Inscription: AΔPIANΩN AΔANEΩN

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Purchase from Robert Hecht

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG Paris 1887-1889

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, David M. Robinson Fund
Accession Year
1997
Object Number
1997.189
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Valerian r., laureate.
Rev.: Zeus seated l., holding phiale, leaning on a scepter.

Verification Level

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