1974.27.410: Coin of Alexandria under the Romans
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1974.27.410
- Title
- Coin of Alexandria under the Romans
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 2nd-3rd century CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period, Middle
- Culture
- Roman Provincial
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/72264
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 14.83 g
- Die Axis
- 12
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Cf. BMC p.139 no. 1170 (rev.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, A Gift to the Museum
- Accession Year
- 1974
- Object Number
- 1974.27.410
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obv.: Bearded head of Nilus (?), r., crowned with lotus (?).
Rev.: Bust of Alexandria, r., clad in elephant's skin, tusks seen on top of her head.
Verification Level
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