1982.100.70: Coin of Tyre under Valerian
Coins
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1982.100.70
- People
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Valerian I, Roman (r. 253 - 260 CE)
- Title
- Coin of Tyre under Valerian
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 253-260
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Tyre (Phoenicia)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period, Late
- Culture
- Roman Provincial
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/170040
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 12.07 g
- Die Axis
- 7
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- BMC 453
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
- Accession Year
- 1982
- Object Number
- 1982.100.70
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obv.: Bust of Valerian, r., radiate.
Rev.: Hexastyle temple, within which in central arch, a statue of Astarte; below, a murex shell, altar and palm tree.
Verification Level
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