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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2004.11
People
Lucius Verus, Roman (r. 161-169 CE)
Marcus Aurelius, Roman (r. 161 - 180 CE)
Title
Drachm of Alexandria under Lucius Verus with the Nile and the Nilometer
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
162-163 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
Period
Roman Republican period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/70690

Physical Descriptions

Medium
bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
29.7 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
drachma
Date on Object
Year 3
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Λ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟС ΟΥΗΡΟС СƐΒ
  • Reverse Inscription: L Γ

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
W. Niggeler Collection, Bank Leu/M&M AG, Auction 21-22 October 1966 (Part 2) lot 764; Lanz, Auction 44, 16 May 1988, lot 617; Lanz, Auction 117, 24 November 2003, lot 809.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RPC IV 14591 (temp.); cf. BMC 1301[Alexandria

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year
2004
Object Number
2004.11
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv: bust of Lucius Verus with paludamentum and cuirass to r.
Rev: bearded Nile, recumbent to l., crowned with lotus, wearing himation around lower body, holding reed in r. hand and cornucopiae in l.; in front nilometer, in exergue water plant and crocodile to r. Dated year 3 of Marcus Aurelius (L gamma).

Publication History

  • Stephan Wolohojian, ed., Harvard Art Museum/Handbook (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2008)

Exhibition History

  • Re-View: S426A (Large Niche) Rubens and the Baroque Festival, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 03/19/2010 - 08/28/2010

Verification Level

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