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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1982.100.15
People
Lucius Verus, Roman (r. 161-169 CE)
Title
Coin of Samosata under Lucius Verus
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
161-169 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Samosata (Commagene)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/170692

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
8.2 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: A K Λ AYPH OYH POC
  • Reverse Inscription: Φ CAM IEPACYΛ... KOM

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC 30

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
1982.100.15
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Lucius Verus, r., laureate.
Rev.: Tyche seated l., turreted, holding ears of corn; beneath, a river god (Euphrates) swimming.

Verification Level

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