35.2005.248: Coin of Marcian, Constantinople
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 35.2005.248
- People
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Marcian, Roman (r. 450 -457 CE)
- Title
- Coin of Marcian, Constantinople
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 450-457
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
- Period
- Byzantine period, Early
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/99991
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 1.2 g
- Die Axis
- 7
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: DN MARCIANVS [ ]
- Reverse Inscription: monogram no. 2
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- RIC X, 545, 551, 565, or 568, p. 282-283; LRC
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
- Object Number
- 35.2005.248
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obverse: Bust of emperor r., draped, cuirassed, with pearl diadem.
Reverse: Enwreathed monogram of Marcian (no. 2) with cross above.
Mintmark illegible, but combination of this monogram with cross surmounting could be: Constantinople (RIC X, 545), Nicomedia (RIC X, 551), Cyzicus (RIC X, 565), or Antioch (RIC X, 568).
Verification Level
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