2008.2.150: Coin of Ascalon under Titus
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2008.2.150
- People
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Titus, Roman (r. 79-81 CE)
- Title
- Coin of Ascalon under Titus
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 80-81 CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Ascalon (Palestine)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period, Middle
- Culture
- Roman Provincial
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/322383
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 11g
- Die Axis
- 1
- Denomination
- tetradrachm
- Date on Object
- 184
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: SEBASTOS
- Reverse Inscription: ASKALW, DPR
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
-
Hirsh Zvi Griliches, Cambridge, MA (before 1999); [1] to Diane Asséo Griliches, his wife, (1999-2008), sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2008.
Notes:
[1] Hirsh Zvi Griliches (1930-1999) acquired the work at an unknown date before his death in 1999.
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Meshorer, ACNAC 8, 78
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund and purchase through the generosity of the Estate of Leo Mildenberg
- Accession Year
- 2008
- Object Number
- 2008.2.150
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: laureate head of Titus, r., around Greek inscription
Rev.: Tyche standing on prow of galley l., holding standard and aphlaston, on r. dove and date, around Greek inscription
Verification Level
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