Coin of Tyre under Julia Maesa | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2002.282.7
People: Julia Maesa, Roman
Title: Coin of Tyre under Julia Maesa
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 225
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Tyre (Phoenicia)
Period: Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture: Roman Provincial
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/97604

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Bronze
Metal: AE
Technique: Struck
Dimensions: 11.49 g
Die Axis: 6

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Schweizerische Kreditanstalt, Bern 2 (1984), nr.550
M&M Deutschland, Auktion 11, 7-8 November 2002, lot 181

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Cf. BMC p. 277 no. 409 (rev.) Cf. D. S. 372, 379 (rev.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, David M. Robinson Fund
Accession Year: 2002
Object Number: 2002.282.7
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Bust of Julia Maesa, r., draped and wearing stephane.
Rev.: Representation of Dido building the walls of Carthage: she stands facing before the gate of the city, holding scepter and rule; at left, a mason works on the top of the gate; beneath, a man digs to r.; in center field, a murex shell; at r., a palm tree?

Subjects and Contexts

Ancient Coins

Verification Level

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2002.282.7: Coin of Tyre under Julia Maesa