1985.350.82: Coin of Megalopolis under Julia Domna
Coins
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1985.350.82
- People
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Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, Roman (r. 193 - 217 CE)
- Title
- Coin of Megalopolis under Julia Domna
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 198-209
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Arkadia, Megalopolis (Arkadia)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period, Middle
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/168239
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 5.9 g
- Die Axis
- 7
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΔΟΜΝΑ [?]
- Reverse Inscription: ΜΕΓΑΛΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
- Accession Year
- 1985
- Object Number
- 1985.350.82
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obverse: Head of Julia Domna
Reverse: Asclepius standing with staff around which snake entwines in r. hand
Verification Level
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