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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2001.59
Title
Coin of Corycus
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
100-27 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Korykos (Cilicia)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/168618

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
13.03 g
Die Axis
1
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: OPON
  • Reverse Inscription: KΩPVKIΩT

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Purchased from Frank L. Kovacs. Coin is from an old collection

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG Lev 802

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Jonathan Kagan and the Ancient Art Acquisition Fund
Accession Year
2001
Object Number
2001.59
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Aphrodite r., diademed, at r. aphlaston.
Rev.: Hermes, holding purse and caduceus.

Verification Level

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