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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2002.282.4
People
Marcus Aurelius, Roman (r. 161 - 180 CE)
Title
Coin of Corinth under Marcus Aurelius
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
160-180
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Corinth (Corinthia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/97603

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
11.13 g
Die Axis
10
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: M AVR ANTONINVS AVG
  • Reverse Inscription: C L I COR

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
BCD Collection
Auktion Lanz, Munich, 105 (2001) lot 712
M&M Deutschland, Auktion 11, 7-8 November 2002, lot. 25

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RPC IV 9482 (temp no); BCD Corinth 712

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, David M. Robinson Fund
Accession Year
2002
Object Number
2002.282.4
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Bust of Marcus Aurelius, r., laureate.
Reverse: Temple of Poseidon, seen from corner, with a Triton playing a buccinum at the corner of the epistyle; in front at r. of steps, a palm tree.

Publication History

  • Harvard University Art Museums, Harvard University Art Museums Annual Report 2002-2003 (Cambridge, MA, 2004), p. 14.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Ancient Coins

Verification Level

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