2002.282.4: Coin of Corinth under Marcus Aurelius

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

Permissions

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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

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