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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1982.100.17
People
Trajan, Roman (r. 98-117 CE)
Title
Coin of Beroea Cyrrhestica under Trajan
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
100-101 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Syria, Beroea Cyrrhestica (Syria)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/170755

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
11.61 g
Die Axis
12
Date on Object
Year 2
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: AVTOKPKAICNEP TRAIANOCAPIC TCEBΓEPMΔA KΠAPΘ
  • Reverse Inscription: BEPOI AIωN B

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC 4-6; SNG Cop 96

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
1982.100.17
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Trajan, r., laureate.
Rev.: Inscription within laurel wreath.

Verification Level

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